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

Use this sixth-grade graphic organizer worksheet to plan an argumentative essay about whether more should be done to solve a problem facing our society.

Practice identifying and relating common prefixes, suffixes, and root words in vocabulary words with this helpful grammar worksheet!

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.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

Get students thinking deeply about their personality traits with this engaging reflective writing prompt!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Practice using a tricky punctuation mark: the colon!

Use this graphic organizer to help students build critical thinking skills as they plan an argumentative essay about whether people or organizations should be allowed to do certain things.

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

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!

Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

Get students' wheels turning and stomachs churning with this reflective 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.

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

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

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.

Write a heartfelt letter to someone who has impacted your life with this SEL writing prompt for middle grades!

Use this vocabulary-building worksheet to help middle school students expand their knowledge of academic words in an authentic and multi-faceted way.

Help students build their vocabulary and language skills with this helpful grammar worksheet! 

Help middle school students learn to determine the different shades of meaning of related words with this language and vocabulary worksheet!

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt!

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

Help students hone their argument writing skills with this writing worksheet and graphic organizer.

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this fun, summer-themed writing prompt about finding something mysterious buried in the sand!

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity!