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

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Use this middle school worksheet to introduce learners to the MLA 8th edition format for citing sources and writing a bibliography.

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

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

Support budding authors in developing their informational writing voice with this writing worksheet.

Use this fun, winter-themed writing worksheet to help students learn the difference between formal and informal writing.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!

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

Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.

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

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

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

Help students consider ways they can show courtesy to others during National Courtesy Month with this engaging writing prompt!

Students will use this fun graphic organizer to help them plan their own podcast to perfection! 

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

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

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

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

Integrate writing and science with this research graphic organizer in which students research and record information about an invasive species in their local region.

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 voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

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! 

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

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!

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this exciting, summer-themed prompt about a strange encounter at a local carnival!

Share your writing with the world through any of the unique formats from this Writing With Technology Choice Board worksheet!