8th Grade Creative Writing Worksheets
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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 -
ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingPoetryCreative Writing -
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 -
WORKSHEETS
Writing a Character Sketch
Challenge your class with a creative writing activity that will teach your students how to compose a character sketch.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative Writing -
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 -
WORKSHEETS
An Immigrant's Story (Canada)
After reading and discussing the genre of historical fiction, students consider the life of immigrants and write a story…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingSocial Studies and History -
WORKSHEETS
Write a Script
Lights, camera, ACTION! In this printable activity, children will write their own script for a movie scene. Featuring…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingArt, Music and DramaCreative Writing -
ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Student Proofreading Checklist
Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling…Subjects:GrammarWritingCreative Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Life's Not Always Fair
Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write a short story about this event.Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five-Sentence Paragraph
Use this picture organizer of a hand outline to teach your students how to write and organize 5-sentence paragraphs.…Subjects:Creative WritingLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Time Line Graphic Organizer
Use this time line graphic organizer to detail events and dates. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…Subjects:Creative WritingSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. History -
LESSON PLANS
Our First Day Classroom Book
Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book as a Back-to-School icebreaker. Students will share…Subjects:Book ArtCreative WritingVisual Arts -
WORKSHEETS
Writing Self-Assessment
This self-assessment asks children to analyze their recent work with an eye on improving their future projects.Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Clustering
This graphic organizer will help students cluster their ideas; it's especially useful as a prewriting tool. We've…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingComposition -
WORKSHEETS
Denotation/Connotation
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
WORKSHEETS
Public Transport Essay
Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place convenient and relatively inexpensive.…Subjects:TransportationExplorers' Voyages and TravelEssays -
REFERENCE
The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…Subjects:Creative WritingAmerican History/U.S. HistoryTwentieth Century -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8)
Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture prompts in this printable…Subjects:Creative WritingLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
WORKSHEETS
Script Writing Handout
Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity can be used in conjunction…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Harry PotterCreative Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Success and Failure: Writing an Essay
In this activity, students will explore how they measure success and failure in themselves and in others. With direction…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingEssays -
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Risking It All for a Friend
Students will imagine that a lifelong friend needs help. They will then write a story about how their assistance affects…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
A Map to Organization
Enhance your instruction about story development with this graphic organizer that can be used for prewriting or to…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cycle Organizer
Help your students using this printable graphic organizer which teaches them how to sequence things that repeatedly…Subjects:Creative WritingLanguage Arts and WritingWriting