Your students will write a bio poem about Abraham Lincoln.
8th Grade Writing
For eighth graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of writing skills by working collaboratively and producing written texts, understanding syntax and vocabulary, and organizing their ideas. Among the complete standards for this grade, eighth graders will be asked to: support the claims of their arguments with evidence, logical reasoning, and credible sources, use a formal style when writing, be able to develop the topic of a work with details, facts, definitions, and quotations, employ formatting, graphics, and multimedia to present information in the written medium, employ narrative techniques like pacing, description, reflection, and dialogue to develop events and characters within a text, go through the process of writing, editing and revision for their written work, use appropriate technology to publish writing and to collaborate on written projects, demonstrate keyboarding skill, go through the process of writing, editing and revision for their written work, conduct short research projects to answer a question, quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of supporting texts while avoiding plagiarism and using proper citation, use evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Bio Poem: My Mother
A fun Mother’s Day bio poem activity for your students!
Bio Poem: Pilgrim
A biography poem, also called a bio poem, is a short poem which describes a person or thing. This printable Thanksgiving Activity guides students through creating a bio poem about Pilgrims.
Bio Poem: Someone You Know
Students will write a bio poem about someone they know using the format set in this worksheet.
Christmas Tree Bio Poem
A biography poem, also called a bio poem, is a short poem which describes a person or thing. Sometimes writing a bio pem can be tricky! This printable Christmas Activity guides students through creating a bio poem about a Christmas tree.
Correct the Transition Word Mistakes – Worksheet
Have your students revise sentences and correct transition word mistakes with this educational writing activity.
Edgar Allan Poe: Secrets in Poetry
Students read from Edgar Allan Poe’s “An Enigma” and decipher the name of the woman’s whose name is hidden within the text.
Father’s Day Bio Poem: My Father
Enhance your students’ writing skills with this fun Father’s Day Biography Poem activity.
Fourth of July Bio Poem: America
Encourage your students to learn about America with this Fourth of July Biography Poem activity.
George Washington Bio Poem
Your students will write a bio poem about George Washington.
George Washington’s List of Rules
When George Washington was a young boy, he made a list of rules for himself. Students choose one of the rules and write what it means.
Halloween Bio Poem Activity: Ghost
Create a bio poem about your own personal ghost with our fun Halloween printable activity!
Main Idea Organizer
Teach your students how to organize their writing with this helpful Main Idea Organizer. Students will be asked to complete the worksheet by writing their own main idea, three details, and a summary. This will help your students better understand how to organize their ideas for writing in the future, especially when writing an essay!
Write a Biography Poem
Bio poems are usually short poems following a specific format. In this worksheet students will write a bio poem about themself.
Bio Poem: A President
Bio poems are usually short poems following a specific format. Students will write about a President in this worksheet.
Bio Poem: An Ocean
Have your students get creative by writing a bio poem about an ocean.
Editing and Proofing a Paragraph
Your students will further their editing and proofing skills by correcting a paragraph in this printable classroom worksheet.
George Washington: Almost a King
What if George Washington had become king? Students ponder this question and then write about what it would be like.
How to Write a Thesis Statement
This activity helps students develop a strong thesis statement for their essays by providing practice writing sample statements.
How to Write an Introduction: Bridge Building Activity
This activity is designed to help students learn about writing introductions through a fun bridge building activity to join the lead noun card and thesis statement card.