8th Grade Reflective Writing 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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

Introduce students to the power of self-appreciation with this inspiring writing activity!

Get students thinking deeply about their personality traits with this engaging reflective writing prompt!

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

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

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

Write a heartfelt letter to someone who has impacted your life with this SEL writing prompt for middle grades!

Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

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

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

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

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

Give students another opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt, featuring a quote by Helen Keller.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

Encourage an entrepreneurial spirit with this Respond to a Topic worksheet that gets kids thinking about what type of business they could build!

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt.

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.

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

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by Laotian American author Bryan Thao Worra.

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

Give your students a chance to reflect on the importance of learning and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!