Seventh graders review the stages of the writing process. In this writing process lesson, 7th graders review the writing process steps by creating a personal timeline. Students complete graphic organizers for the lesson and present their...

In this Language Arts worksheet, students read about persuasive writing. Students read an example and complete a chart that organizes the information into facts and opinions.

In this parallelism worksheet, students revise 20 sentences to make its structure parallel. A sample is given at the top of the page. 

Learners read a magazine article about the advantages and disadvantages of teleworking. They answer questions about the article to test their comprehension. They identify parts of each sentence.

In this present perfect worksheet, students review and discuss when its appropriate to use the present perfect tense of a verb in a sentence. Students fill in the blanks in five sentences to make them grammatically correct.

Students are introduced to the definition of a fable in that it is a story that has a moral for people to apply in their lives. They then read a fable together so they have a better understanding. Next, students write their own fables.

Students examine their geography skills. In this weather forecasting lesson, students select a location and research it. Students write a weather report or forecast for the chosen location based on their research.

In this Punctuation Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions,...

In this reading worksheet, students read each line and at the end of the line they write "correct" if the line is correct and if there is a word that should not be there, they write that word. Students complete this for 15 lines and then...

Students examine and discuss brevity of business letters, create focused and catchy letters, and publish a typed letter that is suitable for mailing.

Readers answer 8 multiple choice questions by selecting the correct revisions to the paragraph provided. The focus is on prepositions, syntax, and parts of speech. A good, quick exercise for ELL classes or review for middle schoolers.

Upper grade and middle school writers study the art of parody. In this language arts lesson plan, learners study the work of Lewis Carroll, read and discuss parodies from the book, Alice in Wonderland, and construct their own parody...

What is the passive voice? What is the active voice? Which voice is typically preferred in writing? Use this worksheet to discuss the different voices. Then, have learners rewrite a series of sentences so that they are in the passive...

Use this lesson to reinforce the effect of passive and active voice in writing. First, middle schoolers write several sentences, and then use the attached worksheet to identify whether the sentences are written in active or passive voice.

Young scholars create a multimedia presentation. They will complete a verbal versus non-verbal communication chart to create a multimedia presentation which will include the different types of communication strategies. Then answer a...

Is a STEM career the right choice for me? Lesson four in a six-part career and college readiness series introduces seventh graders to the world of STEM occupations. Individuals use their Holland code results to select, research, and...

Seventh graders discover who the Tejanas were and how they contributed to World War II. In this World War II lesson plan, 7th graders listen to their instructor discuss who the Tejanas were prior to researching the contributions of three...

Students choose a short story and role play one of the characters in the story. They interview each other about the character they are playing to research them.

Students explore coordinating conjunctions in order to explore how to properly use them in compound sentences. The differences in structure between simple and compound sentences are analyzed.

Young scholars write a descriptive paragraph. For this writing lesson, students define elaboration and discuss the characteristics of an elaborate paragraph. Young scholars write a paragraph that contains vivid adjectives, strong verbs...

Students write a letter to a pen pal about the book they read 1,000 Cranes in Hiroshima. For this writing lesson plan, students write about the conflicts and events that occurred in the book.

Middle schoolers examine the structure and language of sentences that are used for making comparisons. They drill through a series of sentences for a model and practice. Then students write sentences that make comparisons after...

This writing worksheet instructs students to read a short paragraph about a scientific discovery, then write 5 questions to 5 answers. This worksheet would be quite useful when teaching students about sentence structure, and different...