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

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

After completing Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, help learners connect with the book with this community-based extension activity! 

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

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

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

Give your students a chance to reflect on the importance of learning and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Students read background information about March as National Music in Our Schools Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this exciting, summer-themed prompt about a strange encounter at a local carnival!

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

Give students another chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this relatable writing prompt based on a Babe Ruth quote.

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with The Giver by Lois Lowry!

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a visit to a haunted house!

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

Give your students a chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspiring writing prompt.

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by poet Julia Alvarez.

Should schools be limited to a certain number of snow days? Learners write an argumentative response to this winter-themed writing prompt!

Students read background information about February as National Library Lover’s Month and then respond to reflective questions.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative extension activity!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking writing prompt about leap year!

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!