Middle Grades Student Post Examples

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Here are some examples from REAL students in REAL Middle School or Junior High School classrooms doing daily writing across a wide variety of purposes.

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Middle Grades Examples by Standard/Outcome

Assert & Defend Claims

Tell A Story

Convey an Experience

Should College Athletes Be Paid by Noah, 7th Grade
Should Women Have to Register for the Draft? by Lucy, 8th Grade

Enviro-heroes by Bryce, 8th Grade
Santa vs his Elves by Gabriel, 7th Grade

First Fancy Restaurant by Keith, 8th Grade
I Failed by Tamara, 8th Grade
Pumpkin Spice by Hawk, 8th Grade

Inform About a Subject

Respond to Literature

Reflect on an Event

Helping the Environment by Rhett, 7th Grade
Wide Receivers, a Quarterback's Best Friend by Jackson, 7th Grade

Love in Orbiting Jupiter by Sanjita, 8th Grade
Bobby Goodspeed is a Misfit by Cordelia, 6th Grade
Wonder, A Podcast by Dominic, 7th Grade

The Big Wipe Out by Kailey, 7th Grade
My Memory by Ava, 6th Grade

Middle Grades Examples by Genre

Personal Narrative / Essay / Reflection

Persuasive / Argument / Opinion

Literature Response

Instructional / Functional

Diagnoses by Desiray, 6th Grade
Who Matters to Me? by Wryn, 8th Grade

Anyone Can Be An Artist by Brandon, 7th Grade
What is your Favorite Thing About November? by Lily, 6th Grade
The Hardest Things by Michael, 7th Grade

Counting by 7s by Tay, 6th Grade
The Truth Lies by Emma, 7th Grade

How to Make a Jonah Sandwich by Jonah, 6th Grade
How to Recognize a Good Book by Kiera, 7th Grade

Expository / Explanatory

Poetry

Fictional Narrative/ Story

Lists

Why Being an Only Child is Obviously Better by Alysia, 8th Grade
My One Word by Manami, 8th Grade

Where I'm From by Tyler, 7th Grade
The Grizzly Speaks of Waterfalls by Candace, 6th Grade
By a Limb by Teagan, 8th Grade

The Terror Under the Ocean by Saif, 7th Grade
#SorryNotSorry by Natalie, 7th Grade
My Life Changed in an Instant by Mackenzie, 8th Grade

My Water Usage by Lauren, 7th Grade
3 Minute List Challenge - Make a List of Things You Can do in Under 3 Minutes...in Under 3 Minutes! by Virginia, 6th Grade

Middle Grades Examples by Classroom Writing Type

Units & Lessons	Free Choice & Creative Writing	Content Area Writing
Narrative on Demand by Mya, 7th Grade	Crayons Can Be by Oli, 8th Grade I Was Nothing by Autumn, 7th Grade	Cells, and What They Are by Zachary, 6th Grade
Journaling & Quick Writes	Writing Assignments	Projects & Portfolios
Breakfast Rap by Matthew, 7th Grade Is Vandalism Art? by Madelyn, 8th Grade Painting Along the Shoreline by Ana-Kristina, 7th Grade	Speak Retell by Erin, 7th Grade Where Do You Want To Go To College? by Olivia, 7th Grade Benefits of a Later School Day by Elizabeth, 8th Grade How Has Globalization Impacted Your Life Today? by Margaret, 8th Grade	Native American Tribes by Wesley, 6th Grade The Cancer Research Project by Angelina, 8th Grade