5th - 8th Grade Common Core Writing Resources : Page 3

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their summer plans, including the activities they'll do and the places they'll go.

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their summer plans, including the activities they'll do and the places they'll go.

Summer Writing Prompt #8: My Favorite Summer Memory

Summer Writing Prompt #8: My Favorite Summer Memory

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe a favorite summer memory.

Summer Writing Prompt #8: My Favorite Summer Memory

Summer Writing Prompt #8: My Favorite Summer Memory

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe a favorite summer memory.

Challenge your outspoken learner to put their opinions down on paper, and practice writing persuasive text while they're at it.

Challenge your outspoken learner to put their opinions down on paper, and practice writing persuasive text while they're at it.

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 6: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 6: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Propel students’ skills forward with each new writing worksheet!

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 6: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 6: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Propel students’ skills forward with each new writing worksheet!

Seventh Grade

In this seventh-grade language and writing worksheet, students will read a variety of sentences and determine which words or phrases are redundant or unnecessary.

In this seventh-grade language and writing worksheet, students will read a variety of sentences and determine which words or phrases are redundant or unnecessary.

Seventh Grade

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

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

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

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

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

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

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe a typical summer day.

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe a typical summer day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

Help your beginning writer become an excellent essay-writer with this helpful proofreading practice sheet.

Help your beginning writer become an excellent essay-writer with this helpful proofreading practice sheet.

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

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

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

In this paragraph editing page, kids will have a great time editing this love letter from a Victorian gentleman.

In this paragraph editing page, kids will have a great time editing this love letter from a Victorian gentleman.

Reflection Prompt: Mirror and Window Identity Activity

Reflection Prompt: Mirror and Window Identity Activity

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

Reflection Prompt: Mirror and Window Identity Activity

Reflection Prompt: Mirror and Window Identity Activity

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.

Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.

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

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

Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.