After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

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!

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Give blossoming authors a chance to practice their creative writing skills with this realistic fiction writing prompt and standards-based rubric.

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.

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt.

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

Students design a pet rock and use rhetorical appeals to convince their class to choose it as a mascot!

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Use this middle school worksheet to introduce learners to the MLA 8th edition format for citing sources and writing a bibliography.

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

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

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

Integrate writing and science with this research graphic organizer in which students research and record information about an invasive species in their local region.

Help budding authors practice giving personality to their narrative writing with the exercises in this writing worksheet.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a peculiar find at the beach following a storm!

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a harrowing experience at a baseball game!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!