6th and 7th Grade Common Core English Language Arts Teacher Resources

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

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

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new words with this creative vocabulary quilt activity!

Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

Invite learners to research Easter and record their findings using this spring-inspired research template!

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Give this adjective-filled handout to students as a reference document they can refer to now and save for later!

When writing an informational essay, start with gathering information with the help of this research graphic organizer template.

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

Encourage word sense, connotation, and wordplay with this creative worksheet where students personify a vocabulary word!

Invite learners to research Passover and record their findings using this appealing research template!

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

Use this multiple-meaning words worksheet to support middle school students as they explore a word with more than one meaning. 

Assess your students’ narrative writing skills with this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 6th grade.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new vocabulary with this Vocabulary Connections Map.

Invite students to inventory their vocabulary knowledge with this adaptable graphic organizer!

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Explore new vocabulary words in a fun and memorable way with this Vocabulary Acrostic graphic organizer!

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

Empower students to get creative with their vocabulary learning in this visual vocabulary worksheet template!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for sixth grade!

Give students a boost in their vocabulary study skills with this Vocabulary Note Card Template!

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Encourage students to analyze a vocabulary word with this simple and effective graphic organizer!

This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their written responses with the PEEL strategy!