8th Grade Writing Worksheets : Page 4

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

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a startling find in the picnic cooler!

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

Learners hone their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about Valentine's Day gift exchanges!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

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

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this suspenseful, summer-themed prompt about hearing a rustling noise from the woods at summer camp!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, have students reflect on the novel and record their responses to these post-reading writing prompts!

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

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

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.

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.

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!