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Middle School General Writing Exercises!
Writing exercises designed specifically for middle-school-general.
Improve your writing skills with exercises tailored for middle-school-general.
Sensory Scavenger Hunt
An engaging exercise to enhance sensory description skills while focusing on SEO writing.
Create Your Own Advertisement
In this exercise, you will create an advertisement for a product or service using different rhetorical appeals.
The Great School Debate
Engage in a lively conversation through dialogue about current school policies or changes you'd like to see.
Animating the Inanimate
A creative exercise focusing on using personification to bring objects to life through writing.
Tension in Grant Writing: The Case for the Local Park
This exercise challenges middle school students to build tension in a grant proposal by highlighting the urgency of a community issue.
My Day in a Jargon-Free Zone
A fun exercise to explore personal experiences while practicing how to explain concepts clearly without using jargon.
Sound Effects in Playwriting
This exercise helps students incorporate onomatopoeia into their playwriting, enhancing dialogue and action.
Galactic Citations
A fun exercise to write a science-fiction story while practicing citation skills.
Exploring Both Sides: The Art of the Counterargument
This exercise helps students practice addressing counterarguments in their writing by reviewing a popular book or article.
Mystery at the Library
Introduce your audience to a mysterious story set in a library, focusing on providing clear clues.
Metaphors in Legal Writing
This exercise invites students to explore how metaphors can enhance legal writing, making complex ideas more accessible.
The Power of Perspectives
Explore different viewpoints on a current social issue through a structured white paper.
Time Traveler's Instructions
Create a set of instructions for a time traveler visiting a historical event.
Symbolism in Everyday Life
Explore the use of symbolism in your own world by writing a short piece that incorporates symbols meaningful to you.
The Adventure of the Missing Artifact
A short story exercise where students research an artifact and weave it into an imaginative narrative.
Assonance Adventure in UX Writing
Discover the magic of assonance while crafting engaging UX copy.
My Superhero Origin Story
Explore your own life experiences and how they've shaped your identity.
Rhythmic Rhyme: Crafting a Song with Meter
In this exercise, students will learn the fundamentals of meter in songwriting and create their own song lyrics with a specific rhythmic structure.
Create Your Own Instruction Manual
This exercise focuses on developing vocabulary and clarity in technical writing by creating instructional content.
Research Paper: The Importance of Bees
Learn to incorporate evidence into your writing by researching the vital role bees play in our ecosystem.
Explore Your Dream Destination
This exercise invites students to use their imagination and creativity to write about a place they would love to visit, focusing on setting the scene.
The Perfect Recipe Review
Write a review of a recipe you recently tried, focusing on pacing and description.
Write Your Own Scientific Report
Students will create a detailed scientific report on a chosen topic, focusing on proper grammar and structure.
The Great School Improvement Proposal
Students will draft a proposal for an imaginary improvement to their school using a narrative arc.
The Mysterious Code
Unravel the secrets hidden within a coded message.
Write a Policy for a Clean School Environment
In this exercise, students will create a policy intended to foster a clean and healthy environment in their school, using 'show, don't tell' techniques to inspire others.
Narrative Voice Case Study: The Power of Perspective
Explore how narrative voice shapes a story by creating a mini case study.
My First Love Letter
A beginner-friendly exercise that encourages students to explore the concept of romantic expression through writing a love letter.
Similes in Medicine
This exercise will help students practice creating similes in a fun and relevant context, focusing on medical topics.
Nature's Symphony
Write a poem that captures the sounds of nature using vivid, descriptive language.
Social Media Allegory: The Digital Forest
This exercise encourages middle school students to explore the complexities of social media through the lens of allegory.
The Magical Process of Storytelling
Explore the intricate steps involved in crafting a compelling story.
Crafting Your Imaginative Email
This exercise helps you enhance your imagery skills while learning the basics of writing an engaging marketing email.
Covering the School Event
Write a news article about a recent school event to practice storytelling in journalism.
Alliterative Adventure in Technical Documentation
A fun exercise to practice alliteration while creating a simple technical document.
Simplifying Lives: A Biographical Breakdown
In this exercise, students will take a complex biography of a famous person and simplify it into a more digestible format suitable for younger audiences.
Consonant Conundrum: Write a Short Play
Craft a short script that showcases the use of consonance while telling a compelling story.
The Great Debate: Battle of the Books
In this exercise, students will choose between two popular book genres and write a short persuasive piece arguing for their chosen genre.
Rhythm in Speech: The Power of Cadence
This exercise focuses on incorporating rhythm and cadence into speech writing to enhance delivery and audience engagement.
Creating Your Adventure: Plot Construction Exercise
In this exercise, you'll learn how to create a captivating plot for your own adventure story.
Catchy Rhymes for Product Ad
Create a fun and engaging advertisement using rhyme.
The Art of Conciseness
This exercise helps students practice writing clearly and concisely while honing their descriptive skills.
Debate Your Way to Clarity
In this exercise, students will research and write a persuasive article while avoiding logical fallacies.
Crafting Your Own World: A Review of Imaginative Settings
This exercise invites students to create their own unique world while reviewing key elements of world-building from their favorite books or movies.
The Enchanted Forest Tale
Write a fantasy story that explores the varied tones of adventure and mystery.
The Mysterious Box
A creative writing exercise where students invent a story about a mysterious object.
The Persuasive Business Proposal
In this exercise, students will create a persuasive business proposal for a product or service they believe could positively impact their community.
A Day to Remember
Write a personal narrative about a memorable day in your life.
The Haunting of Hollow Creek
Craft a chilling horror story using effective information organization to enhance suspense and clarity.
Flashback Report: A Day at the Fair
Students will write a report on their experiences at a fair using the flashback technique.