Middle School Writing Resources

Citing Text Evidence Word Sort

Created by
Activated Education

Help students master the vocabulary behind the standards with this word sort! Students sort the vocabulary words, including Direct Quote, Cite, Text Evidence, Dialogue, and Inference. Cards include the name of each element, a definition, and an example. A generic example and examples from three popu

5th - 8th English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Also included in: ELA Card Sort Bundle | Plot, Story Elements, Text Evidence & Paragraph Writing

Science Sentence Frames: Scaffold and Differentiate Science Paragraphs

Created by
Activated Education

Increase student writing in science by providing structured scaffolding for conclusions, observations, and compare/contract paragraphs! These frames are scaffolding for your struggling students in science and enable you to differentiate to meet the needs of all students. They work well for students

2nd - 6th Writing, Science

Citing Text Evidence Posters

Created by
Activated Education

Brighten up your classroom with these text evidence vocabulary and sentence stems posters, vocabulary sort, and student reference sheets in a cheery, bright theme! This product includes my best-selling Text Evidence Word/Vocab Sort at a discount! Included: •“Text Evidence” poster for heading •5 cit

5th - 8th English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing

Also included in: Language Arts Classroom Poster Bundle

Bell ringers- Warm ups - Brain Breaks Fast finishers

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐Do you find yourself with an extra 10-15 minutes at the end of the lesson to grab a quick and engaging activity?⭐✅This fun pack of activities is guaranteed to have something to get your kiddos to engage with literacy, numeracy and some fun challenges.✅The activities have been brought to life wi...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing, Math

Language Arts Classroom Poster Bundle

Created by
Activated Education

This poster bundle will support your instruction on Figurative Language, Citing Text Evidence, Text Features, Text Structures, and the Writing Process! In this bundle, you get my bestselling citing text evidence posters in two styles, visual writing process posters, text features posters, text struc

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Monthly Kids Writing Clipart {Kids Writing Clipart}

Created by
Creating4 the Classroom

This Monthly Writing Kids Clipart features kids writing and is perfect for creating Holiday activities, classroom resources, games, printables, classroom decor, and centers. There are a total of 26 total images included in this clipart set (13 color and 13bw). All images are provided in both color a

Preschool - 12th Graphic Arts, Reading, Writing

Revising and Editing Prompt Cards - Upper Primary

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Revising and Editing Prompt Cards - Upper Primary⭐Do you need a helpful tool to support students so that they can check their own writing using a self-editing checklist?✅These editing cards can be used as a teaching focus, or used in editing stations. Smaller versions of the cards in both colour a...

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

OPINION WRITING l Middle grades l Persuasive writing Pack

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐"This resource provided a springboard for great conversations leading to some wonderful writing from my students. They see this as a true issue for their world and want to have their say." This is what one teacher had to say about this resource.✅The purpose of persuasive writing is to convince re...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Expository

Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8

Created by
Annotated ELA

Looking for a straightforward way to teach argument writing in middle school?This step-by-step mini-unit gives your students the structure and support they need to write strong, organized argument essays. With editable materials, clear guided notes, and an easy-to-use outline, you can break the reso

6th - 8th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Essays

Writing Prompt Ideas

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Use these quick writing starters to get the brain ticking over. These are best used as a timed activity with students given a short amount of time 10-15 minutes to work on their writing.No worrying about spelling, the focus of these tasks is to get the ideas flowing and down onto paper.Group sharin

2nd - 8th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Writing Process Posters

Created by
Activated Education

This manga/anime style set of posters can make an engaging bulletin board on the writing process for older students in the upper grades! The benefit of using these posters is the set of posters designed to show students exactly what the writing process will look like for the current assignment. This

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Writing

Also included in: Language Arts Classroom Poster Bundle

Narrative Writing Unit | Writing Activities | Fantasy Stories l 3D lapbook

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐Do you struggle to get your students enthusiastic about writing narratives?☀I have developed these 3D scafffolded writing sets to support students to bring their writing to 'life' with this set of Fantasy themed story templates. Every class I have used them with have just loved using them.☀This se...

1st - 6th English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Animal Pictures for Persuasive l Opinion Writing l Middle grades

Created by
Oceanview Resources

The purpose of persuasive writing is to convince readers to share your opinion or take a particular action.To try and make your readers agree with your opinion, you build an argument based on the logical appeals of reason and evidence. You may also add emotional appeals to persuade your readers and

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Expository

Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School

Created by
Annotated ELA

Grab everything you need to teach an effective and complete narrative writing unit for grades 6–8—all in one bundle!This Narrative Writing Bundle includes 9 comprehensive resources that cover the full writing process—from brainstorming a hook to crafting strong endings, revising, and polishing final

6th - 8th English Language Arts, Writing, Other (ELA)

Positive Affirmation Printing Penmanship Practice: 52 Handwriting Worksheets

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Looking for an easy way to combine daily penmanship practice with social-emotional learning? These 52 no-prep, print & go Positive Affirmation Printing Practice Pages let elementary students master neat printing handwriting while reading, reflecting on, and repeating empowering positive statements.

3rd - 6th Handwriting, Writing, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: 52 Positive Affirmations Cursive Print Penmanship Practice Handwriting Bundle

Descriptive Writing | Fun Picture Prompts | Distance Learning I

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐These engaging, visual writing prompts with pictures will get even your most reluctant writer writing! ⭐These fun writing prompts are no prep, just print and go.✔These images are scaffolded by using the students senses to add interest to their writingSensory details include sight, sound, touch, s...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Inferencing from Pictures- Narrative or descriptive writing

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Sensory details include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest. If you want your writing to jump off the page, then bring your reader into the world you are creating. When describing a past event, try and remember what you saw, heard, touc

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Writing Center l Build-a-story with Creative Writing Picture Prompts

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐⭐Do you have students who really struggle with creative writing?⭐⭐☀Do you need activities for your classroom writing station?☀These creative and fun window images were created for my reluctant writers after we explored the wonderful book "Windows" by Jeannie Baker.☀My students really loved thes...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Opinion Argument Writing Prompts

Created by
Annotated ELA

It’s easy to get students writing with these Opinion Argument Writing Prompts! Want to give your students choice on writing topics, but they don’t know what to write? Need an activity for early finishers or independent work options during conferences?Let me help! Opinion argument writing prompts wil

5th - 7th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Essays

Also included in: Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument

Plot Diagram for Narrative Writing

Created by
Annotated ELA

Searching for an engaging way to teach elements of plot?  Elements of plot in a story is the perfect resource for teaching plot and getting students involved. Students are introduced to plot through an interactive notebook activity or a printable plot diagram with notes.  A presentation is provided

6th - 7th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School

Writing Strong Sentences: Using Verbs

Created by
Annotated ELA

Students struggling with writing strong sentences?  Strong sentences is a simple way to help students write effective sentences in middle school by focusing on verbs and prepositional phrases.  A presentation is provided to use with the whole class or as a resource in your online learning platform.

6th - 8th English Language Arts, Writing, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School

Ship of Life Identity Project | SEL Writing Activity | Grades 6-8

Created by
Annotated ELA

Build classroom community from day one with this engaging Ship of Life Identity Project! Students reflect on their strengths, goals, challenges, and support systems through art, writing, and meaningful discussion. Perfect for back-to-school, SEL, and middle school ELA.Looking for a meaningful back-t

6th - 8th Writing, Other (ELA)

Point of View in Narrative

Created by
Annotated ELA

Make teaching the point of view engaging and simple!  Point of view in narrative introduces four types of points of view.  The lesson is a simple way to ensure students know and understand the point of view in narrative writing.  Notes and activities are created for grades 6-8 and are a perfect addi

6th - 8th English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School

Natural Disasters and Extreme weather events. Unit of work

Created by
Oceanview Resources

This extreme weather and natural disasters research unit is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying weather and natural disasters. It is perfect for a natural disasters and extreme weather research project.Use this resource to explore the following concepts w

4th - 6th Writing, Earth Sciences, Geography