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

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

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

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

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

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

Use this fun creative writing prompt and accompanying rubric to inspire budding authors and help them hone their narrative writing skills.

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

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative extension activity!

Tell your own story about a mysterious carnival with this creative writing prompt!

Invite future authors to invent their own fall-themed story with this creative writing prompt!

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!

Students explore the story of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in this social studies worksheet for middle grades!

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

Use this short story to help your students practice identifying the root words "son" and "sect" in context.

Learners will use five clues to piece together four ghost stories in this fun logic challenge.

Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

In this sixth-grade worksheet, students hone their narrative writing skills by practicing identifying and removing irrelevant details to strengthen a story.

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

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

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.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!