5th Grade Writing Worksheets : Page 4

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

When writing dialogue, it's important to know where to place quotation marks and other punctuation. Get some practice with this passage from The Secret Garden.

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

This graphic organizer is a helpful tool for learners to gather and organize key information as they research an important person of their choice.

Make writing magical with metaphors! Beginning writers can practice creating their own metaphors with this sheet as a guide.

Invite learners to research Easter and record their findings using this spring-inspired research template!

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, learners will select and draw an animal to represent each season, then write a short paragraph describing one of the animals.

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Order of Operations Sequencing.

Use this picture prompt to provoke creativity in student writing.

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.

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

Young writers will practice identifying the five parts of an effective argument before writing their own argument.

Students will organize and construct the skeleton of an informative essay with this engaging problem-solving activity.

There are a lot of parts to a letter. This checklist helps students ensure they have a complete and polished piece of correspondence. It includes the main parts of a letter; conventions; format; and tips for how to choose a closing.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Your students will enjoy reading this messy story and finding the different sentence structures.

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

Teach students to organize their thoughts before they start writing with this prewriting organizer.

Take mystery and suspenseful writing to the next level with this worksheet! Students can revise sentences and then use this exercise to make their own writing more evocative. Use this worksheet to practice adding vivid details to sentences.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

In this worksheet, young writers will read two simple descriptions, then rewrite them using more vivid verbs and adjectives.

Learners practice finding and editing specific punctuation errors in this letter-editing exercise.

Encourage students to use vivid, descriptive imagery with this creative worksheet!

Sharpen and assess your students’ proofreading skills with this worksheet that will also prepare them for peer editing.

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make claims and support them with strong evidence.