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

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!

Use this worksheet to help middle-school writers correctly use ellipses to indicate a pause in narrative dialogue.

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!

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

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

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

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.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

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

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

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

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