This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

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!

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

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

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

Are kids today spending enough time outdoors?  Make your case in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle grades!

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

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

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

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about spring break homework requirements!

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

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

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

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

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

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

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

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

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

Give blossoming authors a chance to practice their creative writing skills with this realistic fiction writing prompt and standards-based rubric.

With this middle-school revision checklist, students will be guided to review their informational writing with a critical eye in order to improve their writing.

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

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

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Invite learners to research Passover and record their findings using this appealing research template!

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

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ponyboy From The Outsiders.

How can you care for your community? Get students thinking deeply with this engaging Ramadan-themed writing prompt!