Have middle school students use these writing prompts as a jumping off point as they set out to write an informational essay.

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

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

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

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

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

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

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

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.

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

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

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

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about school dress codes!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

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

In this two-page grammar worksheet for eighth grade, students will read sentences written using passive voice and rewrite them using active voice!

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

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

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.

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

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.