7th Grade Writing Resources
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CHOICE BOARDS
Summer Writing Practice Choice Board for Middle School
These writing summer skill-building and retention activities for middle school students are perfect for summer writing…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
WORKSHEETS
Sensory Writing from an Object's Perspective: If I Were a Pair of Flip Flops...
This creative writing assignment challenges students to write from the perspective of an inanimate object. They will use…Subjects:Creative WritingFive SensesWriting -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Shared Writing
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their thoughts and ideas to…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Who Am I? – Character Description
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five-Paragraph Essay
Help students write five-paragraph essays with a graphic organizer. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
ACTIVITIES
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Journaling
Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of window into how students…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
LESSON PLANS
Solving Analogies
An easy way to practice solving analogies before the big test! Analogies are a key part on many standardized tests -…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingReading -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five Elements of a Plot
Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Essay Keywords
Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.Subjects:VocabularyWriting Research PapersLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Writing Aloud
Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy to share their thinking…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Brainstorming Web
Use this graphic organizer to brainstorm. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
LESSON PLANS
Story Starters
This printable word processing lesson provides a creative writing activity. Students use story starters to type complete…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingWriting -
LESSON PLANS
Be a Journalist! Research and Writing Activity
Extra! Extra! Help your students get the scoop on journalism This printable will teach your students how to be budding…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingJournalismJobs, Careers, and Occupations -
WORKSHEETS
The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
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Research Paper Outline Graphic Organizer
Students can use this graphic organizer to plan and prepare their research paper. It is designed to help them synthesize…Subjects:WritingWriting Research Papers -
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Event Map
Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Writing Workshop
A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
ACTIVITIES
30 Fun Activities For Teaching Writing At Home Themed Packet
Teaching kids how to write can be difficult in the best of circumstances. It can be hard. It can be frustrating. It…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Spider Map
Arrange a main idea and four supporting examples on a spider map. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…Subjects:Main Idea and Supporting DetailsWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
ACTIVITIES
Getting To Know Your Classmates Scoot
In this scoot, students move around the room asking each other get-to-know-you questions. To promote listening skills,…Subjects:Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Establishing the Main Idea
An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of individual words, sentences,…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionMain Idea and Supporting Details -
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English Language Arts Choice Board: Middle School Short Stories
This resource contains three different choice boards that align with “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, “The Fun…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionWriting
