After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer reading requirements!

Teach students to organize their thoughts before they start writing with this prewriting organizer.

Take mystery and suspenseful writing to the next level with this worksheet! Students can revise sentences and then use this exercise to make their own writing more evocative. Use this worksheet to practice adding vivid details to sentences.

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

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

In this worksheet, young writers will read two simple descriptions, then rewrite them using more vivid verbs and adjectives.

Students will use this fun graphic organizer to help them plan their own podcast to perfection! 

Learners practice finding and editing specific punctuation errors in this letter-editing exercise.

Use this worksheet to help middle-school writers correctly use ellipses to indicate a pause in narrative dialogue.

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

Encourage students to use vivid, descriptive imagery with this creative worksheet!

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Sharpen and assess your students’ proofreading skills with this worksheet that will also prepare them for peer editing.

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

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

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

What is a limerick? It's a silly poem with five lines, and a fun way learn about rhythm and rhyme.

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

These fun dog-themed worksheets will help fifth graders practice their reading comprehension skills.

In this two-page grammar worksheet for eighth grade, students will read sentences written using passive voice and rewrite them using active voice!

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

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

Use this fun, winter-themed writing worksheet to help students learn the difference between formal and informal writing.

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.