Antonyms and Synonyms Opposites and similar meanings are reviewed.		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Poetry Terms Quiz Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this...		Fourteen Points Writing Exercise Print out and give pupils this writing activity to teach them more about World War I, U.S....
Discovering Punctuation 9 Review punctuation with this worksheet.		The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet Students learn about life in medieval towns, as they read and complete the activities provided...
Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Life's Not Always Fair Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write a short story...
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...		James and the Giant Peach Worksheet In this creative writing activity for James and the Giant Peach, students use vivid...
Discovering Pronouns 10 Practice identifying possessive pronouns with this worksheet.		Scoring Rubric: Drama The organization, elements of drama writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...
Slavery Writing Prompt Through this art activity and creative writing prompt, children consider what freedom would...		Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8) Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture...
"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Writing to a Picture Present your class with a picture and let them write about it, using this activity as a...
The Middle Ages: Life on a Manor Activity Packet Learn about life on a manor during the Middle Ages with this reading passage and activities....		Discovering Subjects and Predicates Practice identifying subjects and predicates with this worksheet.