5th - 8th Grade Writing Types Worksheets

Give your students a chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this engaging picture prompt! 

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Use this reflective writing worksheet to encourage a growth mindset in students and strengthen important social emotional skills!

Give students an opportunity to flex their descriptive writing muscles with another engaging picture prompt!

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

Young writers practice crafting thoughtful, compelling paragraphs with this persuasive writing worksheet.

Learners practice writing endings with impact in this nonfiction conclusion writing worksheet.

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

Help your child learn to write clearly and concisely by writing her own set of "how to" instructions.

In this thoughtful opinion-writing worksheet, children will describe the season they like best, and why.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!

Students take emojis from text to paper, using them as prompts for identifying and reflecting upon their own feelings.

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

Students are asked to think critically and hone their reflective writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote.

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Encourage learners to engage in research by offering them this Research Graphic Organizer to help guide their explorations and record their findings.

Help plan and research a biography with this helpful graphic organizer!

Improve students' argument writing skills by identifying and removing irrelevant details with this middle school writing worksheet!

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

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

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

In this worksheet, learners will practice planning and writing a compelling persuasive paragraph on the topic of social media.

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

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

In this sixth-grade worksheet, students hone their narrative writing skills by practicing identifying and removing irrelevant details to strengthen a story.

Research your dream career with this graphic organizer! Pick a career to learn about, and then compile your notes in this worksheet.

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

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.