8th Grade Writing Worksheets : Page 4

Help budding authors practice giving personality to their narrative writing with the exercises in this writing worksheet.

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

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

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

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

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer reading requirements!

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

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

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

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

Practice argumentative writing with this prompt about making Earth Day a national holiday. 

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun writing prompt about an Earth Day discovery!

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

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

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

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

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

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

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

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

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

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

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

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

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

Students read background information about March as National Music in Our Schools Month and then respond to reflective questions.

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

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.