In this nonfiction writing worksheet, students will practice their narrative writing techniques as they draft a story about their favorite person

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

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.

Students complete a figurative language flip chart from the mnemonic device I SHAMPOO C.

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

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

Cite your sources correctly with these bibliography guidelines, which show how to properly cite sources like books, magazines, and web articles.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about fall break requirements!

Share your writing with the world through any of the unique formats from this Writing With Technology Choice Board worksheet!

Your digital native will read four text messages written in “text language” and practice their formal writing skills as they make sense of the messages.

How can you care for your community? Get students thinking deeply with this engaging Ramadan-themed writing prompt!

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

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!

Uh oh, I spy a typo! This activity will serve as a resource to help your writers understand some basic strategies and copyediting symbols for polishing their writing.

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Order of Operations Sequencing.

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a particularly eerie night of trick-or-treating!

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts! 

This worksheet asks students to find the transition words and to use them in their own sentences.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students take inspiration from the main character as they rename people and places in their lives.

Assess kids' ability to support opinions with this writing prompt.

This graphic organizer is a helpful tool for learners to gather and organize key information as they research an important person of their choice.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

There are a lot of parts to a letter. This checklist helps students ensure they have a complete and polished piece of correspondence. It includes the main parts of a letter; conventions; format; and tips for how to choose a closing.

Invite learners to research Ramadan and record their findings using this festive research template!

Each inventive activity on the board inspires children to use their imagination while completing an academic task.