Use this sixth-grade graphic organizer worksheet to plan an argumentative essay about whether more should be done to solve a problem facing our society.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

This pre-writing exercise introduces five parts of a strong argument, including counter-arguments.

While playing this fun memory game, students will find a piece of evidence that supports each claim.

Using the brothers from Ender's Game, our writing worksheet gives your child the opportunity to examine any rivalries between him and his siblings or friends.

Use this example of a persuasive essay to dissect and identify the parts of this genre.

Introduce your students to the five parts of an effective argument.

Have middle school students use these writing prompts as a jumping off point as they set out to write an informational essay.

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt!

Students will organize and construct the skeleton of an persuasive essay with this engaging activity.

Have your students describe themselves using numerical expressions in this fun math-based get-to-know-you activity!

In this creative writing Halloween prompt, young writers will use their imaginations to dream up their very own Halloween potion.

When writing dialogue, it's important to know where to place quotation marks and other punctuation. Get some practice with this passage from The Secret Garden.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Help students hone their argument writing skills with this writing worksheet and graphic organizer.

If your writer needs help organizing to write that big essay assignment, give them a helpful cheat-sheet full of tips on making an outline.

Help students better understand what it means to have a topic with a broad scope versus a narrow scope with this helpful worksheet! 

Transition words introduce new ideas and connect key elements in a story. In this exercise, your students will identify and use transition words in a series of sentences.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Students will review and play with three basic sentence structures to liven up their writing.

Give students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Should all people have a right to internet access? Argue your stance in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle school!

Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

This prewriting activity walks students through making an outline of a narrative essay, from the central ideas to the important details.