These example literary responses model how to cite and explain evidence to support a claim.

Students compose a persuasive paragraph stating their opinion, including an introduction, three supporting arguments, and a conclusion, with the help of this worksheet template.

Have your students practice writing with varied sentence patterns in this story writing challenge.

Students will read a complex sentence and then break it down into bite-size chunks in order to practice rewording vocabulary in this reading fluency worksheet.

Motivate students with this authentic persuasive writing experience! Students will brainstorm and choose two products before planning a persuasive essay.

Are kids today spending enough time outdoors?  Make your case in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle grades!

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

The first half of Dotty's story is here, but the second half is missing! Can your child come up with her own ending to complete the page?

Use a kid-friendly rubric to help your students peer-review their persuasive essays!

Assess kids' grasp of sequencing and paragraph structure with this sheet.

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Learners will have fun with hyperbole in this lively writing worksheet.

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make claims and support them with strong evidence.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

It's an alien invasion! How will the story end? Young writers and use their imaginations to write their own comic strip.

This graphic organizer will help your young writers organize and explain their supporting evidence.

Convince reluctant writers to pick up their pens with this fun write-it-yourself superhero comic.

Students read about Yousafzai's life, then answer a series of thoughtful questions about both education and the issues they care about.

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

Show your fifth-grader it's possible to make your own comic rather than just read them. He'll work on creative writing while he's at it!

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

In this activity, students will consider different strategies for coming up with titles, and practice crafting them for various pieces of text.

Students will learn that voice is the energy, intention, and tone of the piece and then practice infusing different voices into their writing.

This handy checklist helps your students identify all of the necessary components of an effective persuasive letter.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

A great title hooks the audience and gives readers an idea about what they’ll be reading. With this worksheet, your writers will learn different strategies for crafting titles for any piece of writing.

Year-round school: yay or nay? Use your persuasive writing skills to make a case.

Encourage your child to turn his verbal creativity into a creative writing activity by penning a short story incorporating a few of his trademark expressions.