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.”

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

Students practice expressing ideas precisely and concisely by revising sentences to remove vague and redundant words or phrases.

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about allowing teachers to hold classes outdoors!

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

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, students will practice their narrative writing techniques as they draft a story about their favorite person

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

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

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about giving middle school students access to recess!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer reading requirements!

Help students better understand what it means to have a topic with a broad scope versus a narrow scope with this helpful worksheet! 

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

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

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

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!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!