Help students hone their argument writing skills with this writing worksheet and graphic organizer.

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

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

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

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

This pre-writing exercise introduces five parts of a strong argument, including counter-arguments.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

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

Write your own Declaration of Independence in this creative writing worksheet!

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

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

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

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

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

Introduce your students to words and phrases that will strengthen their argument writing.

In this worksheet, children will learn about a few common resource materials and how to search for information in them alphabetically.

A soccer ball flies toward the goalie, but what happens next? Let your budding writer create his own story, using this picture prompt as a starting point.

This prewriting activity walks students through making an outline of a narrative essay, from the central ideas to the important details.

With this prewriting organizer, students will brainstorm and visualize details of their fictional story.

This prewriting exercise will help your writers shape their topic and start to generate support ideas.

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Students compose a persuasive paragraph stating their opinion, including an introduction, three supporting arguments, and a conclusion, with the help of this worksheet template.

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

Students read background information about July as National Anti-Boredom Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts! 

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.