These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

This eighth-grade grammar worksheet will give students practice using commas with interjections, appositives, direct addresses, and introductory phrases or clauses.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new words with this creative vocabulary quilt activity!

Should all people have a right to internet access? Argue your stance in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle school!

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

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

Students read background information about August as National Sandwich Month and then respond to reflective questions.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Use this fun, winter-themed writing worksheet to help students learn the difference between formal and informal writing.

Identifying gerunds and gerund phrases is smooth sailing with this simple, one-page worksheet for seventh- and eighth-grade students!

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

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

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

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

Give students more fun Valentine's Day spelling practice with this unique and engaging word search!

Help eighth-grade learners strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this simple one-page worksheet on shades of meaning.

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

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

In this two-page grammar worksheet for eighth grade, students will read sentences written using passive voice and rewrite them using active voice!

When writing an informational essay, start with gathering information with the help of this research graphic organizer template.

Get students thinking deeply with this spring-themed writing prompt about new beginnings!

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.

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

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

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

Encourage word sense, connotation, and wordplay with this creative worksheet where students personify a vocabulary word!

Get a leap on spelling skills this February with this leap year-inspired word search puzzle!

Assess students’ understanding of word parts and how they relate to word meaning with this grammar worksheet.

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