Massive collection of book-specific essay writing prompts AND creative writing prompts from popular middle school texts!
Writing Prompts for Mid... BySecondary Solutions
This is a huge writing packet filled with 13 documents, all to help your 3rd-5th graders to become strong proficient writers. These papers and out... ByRosshalde Pak
“Bee A Great Writer”
Are your students having trouble getting their thoughts together on what they need to do to start writing? Here is a cu... ByTeaching Monkey / Head Monkey
This packet of student handouts will help guide your students through the writing process of a narrative essay. It includes narrative writing tips,... ByHeather Picolotti
Assessment for Writing Project in which students develop and write an expository essay to explain how to raise a terrific kid. Prewriting includes... ByJoanne Mcgill
This is a 3-week writing unit where students learned how to write an expository paragraph. The idea was that each kid got a city and country somewh... ByMelissa Eaton
Unit outline and rubric where students work in groups to design a magazine centered around a chosen theme. Can work for multiple intelligence and ... ByJessica Lair
Great powerpoint presentation to teach students the procedures for writing a proposal. Includes anecdotes, graphics and great information.... ByDonovan
IF you are teaching literary criticism, this is an easy assessment to grade AND an essay to boot! If you have considered my product, Teaching Lite... ByKate Reid
This project is a great way to involve and excite students about learning. As they complete the required elements, they will gain a deeper understa... ByWorking 4 The Classroom
This is a 12 page overview of the types of writing included in each of the MooseTracts grade level packages. These writing exercises are intended f... ByMoosetracts Lp
This is a language arts project that explores the literary element of Conflict using the movie Jingle All the Way. It is a great holiday project t... ByBeth Harman
This evaluation guide is to be duplicated and given to student teams of two students each. the evaluation is made by the students of each other's ... ByJohn Marshall Carter
This is a great paper to begin the year with, especially for middle schoolers. Students get to pick a topic that interests them (either something ... ByBrian Hadfield
Included are two essay topics that have students analyzing and comparing and contrasting writings from the Revolutionary War period to those of Mal... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This 9 page memory book is educational yet fun for kids. I created this book because many of my students cannot afford to buy a yearbook so I thou... ByKimberly Smith
Despicable Daddy or Flawed Father? This activity requires students to keep track of the scenes in which Capulet appears, note the key quotes that l... ByJulie Rine
What makes a successful writer? Start your writing workshope out by creating a top ten list with your class. Here is the form for you.
Student... ByDeanna Duray
This FOUR-page packet includes 17 quotations geared to mythology, heroism and love as well as three handouts - one laying out the critical lens pro... ByEbhealy
Here is a graphic organizer that is clearly laid out to help your students write a five paragraph essay. It requires a "grabber" at the beginning, ... ByGina Rosen
This activity is based on a research activity students did on a scientist/inventor. After students complete research, they are to create a craigsl... ByKelly Shewmake
This packet contains reading and discussion questions for each chapter of John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men". Clear instructions and details... ByThe Rock Star English Teacher
These are the lesson plans and handouts that I use when my students are publishing. I use a Writer's Workshop model, but typically try to focus my... ByElizabeth Quinn
Teach your students to write excellent sentences using their new vocabulary words with this clear and easy to use Power Point presentation. The Def... ByThe Bonus Point Band
With fun and engaging writing prompts like these, your students will jump at the chance to write! These books include two prompts per day that touc... ByMrs. Wilson
This is a graphic organizer that helps students organize their thoughts. It can be used in multiple ways, including, but not limited to persuasive... ByJessica Hite
Here are three projectable documents, or overheads, to use when explaining MLA citation format in essays. These overheads demonstrate how to take t... ByAdam Erickson
236 words to use instead of "said."
List compiled from novels read by elementary students.
List is alphabetical.
Can be used enlarged... ByLaura Hurley
Gives practical ideas for teaching writing to ESL students with a very limited English vocabulary. This resource is a must for ESL teachers and co... BySharon Cortez
This is a complete 4-week unit for S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS, emphasizing the writing and revision process and close analysis of the text. The pr... ByWriting Guy
This book uses student examples, reproducible forms, models, and posters to inspire and create a class where revision is an important and exciting ... ByRobin James
Do your students have a hard time putting a comma after a sentence opener or dependent clause. Are you not sure how to teach it in the context of w... ByLuria Learning
This document contains a writing prompt to accompany study of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. This prompt based on the co... ByWriting Guy
This activity is a great wrap up after teaching the various essay genres to your students. I started doing this activity about fifteen years ago wi... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This is a great activity for the first day of school or any day. It gives students a chance to be creative as they reflect on their learning and w... ByKay Honeyman
These forms allow students to recommend books to their classmates. Students can fill out the information on the card, write why the liked the book... ByRsmythe
My school has summer required reading. This is one in-class essay I periodically use to assess my students' writing at the beginning of the year. T... ByMary Ciccone-cook
Use this terrific KWL organizer to see how much students know about a particular sport. It can be used prior to doing research in the lab. YOU CA... ByB.rogers
A set of 12 different project ideas to use with the book, "The Viper's Nest", by Peter Lerangis. It is the 7th book in The 39 Clues series. These ... BySmart Chick
Students brainstorm the fantasy and reality elements of the book and record them on the graphic organizer. Next, they use the information to explai... ByK Tastinger
This is a four page overhead note, with brief class activities as you go through the note. This note introduces students to the definition and for... ByRelentless Innovation