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.

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.

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!

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!

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

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day-themed adventure!

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

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

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

Use this inspirational personal narrative prompt and standards-based rubric to help middle schoolers hone their narrative writing skills.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about school dress codes!

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by Laotian American author Bryan Thao Worra.

Students read background information about June as National Great Outdoors Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.