8th Grade Writing Types Resources

Get students looking ahead and setting goals for themselves in the new year with this resolutions writing worksheet.

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Give your students a chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this engaging picture prompt! 

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

Use this reflective writing worksheet to encourage a growth mindset in students and strengthen important social emotional skills!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!

Give students an opportunity to flex their descriptive writing muscles with another engaging picture prompt!

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!

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Students are asked to think critically and hone their reflective writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote.

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

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

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

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

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

Research your dream career with this graphic organizer! Pick a career to learn about, and then compile your notes in this worksheet.

Students tap into their own inner wisdom by writing a letter about a current challenge they are facing, and then responding with advice, perspective, or insight.

Should schools be limited to a certain number of snow days? Learners write an argumentative response to this winter-themed writing prompt!

Should students have to complete assignments over winter break? Learners write an argumentative response to this winter-themed writing prompt!

Improve students' argument writing skills by identifying and removing irrelevant details with this middle school writing worksheet!

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

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

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.

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

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

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

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Students read background information about January as National Hobby Month and then respond to reflective questions.