Writing skills for middle school: grades 6–7

Videos in this playlist

1. 1Writing SkillsRock 'N LearnPlay from here Loop
2. 2How to write descriptively - Nalo HopkinsonTED-EdPlay from here Loop
3. 3Descriptive Writing for Kids | Learn how to use the senses to describe things in writingLearn BrightPlay from here Loop
4. 4The power of a great introduction - Carolyn MohrTED-EdPlay from here Loop
5. 5Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia KalmanTED-EdPlay from here Loop
6. 6Compare and Contrast for Kids | Learn how to compare and contrast anything!Learn BrightPlay from here Loop
7. 7Plot Mountain! | The Plot Diagram Song | Scratch GardenScratch GardenPlay from here Loop
8. 8The Story Writing Song (Plot Mountain 2) Scratch GardenScratch GardenPlay from here Loop
9. 9How to make your writing suspenseful - Victoria SmithTED-EdPlay from here Loop
10. 10How to make your writing funnier - Cheri SteinkellnerTED-EdPlay from here Loop
11. 11How to build a fictional world - Kate MessnerTED-EdPlay from here Loop
12. 12What makes a hero? - Matthew WinklerTED-EdPlay from here Loop
13. 13First person vs. Second person vs. Third person - Rebekah BergmanTED-EdPlay from here Loop
14. 14Point of View | 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person Explained | It’s Easy With Twinkl | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
15. 15The art of the metaphor - Jane HirshfieldTED-EdPlay from here Loop
16. 16Figurative Language for Kids | Similes, Metaphors & IdiomsHomeschool PopPlay from here Loop
17. 17Figurative Language for Kids | It's Easy With Twinkl | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
18. 18Idioms for Kids | What Is an Idiom, and What Do They Mean?Learn BrightPlay from here Loop
19. 19Situational irony: The opposite of what you think - Christopher WarnerTED-EdPlay from here Loop
20. 20What is verbal irony? - Christopher WarnerTED-EdPlay from here Loop
21. 21What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa KovacsTED-EdPlay from here Loop
22. 22The pleasure of poetic pattern - David SilversteinTED-EdPlay from here Loop
23. 23Become a slam poet in five steps - Gayle DanleyTED-EdPlay from here Loop
24. 24How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. LangstonTED-EdPlay from here Loop
25. 25Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen SwordTED-EdPlay from here Loop
26. 26Types of Sentences for Kids | Grammar for Elementary StudentsHomeschool PopPlay from here Loop
27. 27Simple and Compound Sentences for Kids | Learn the difference between simple and compound sentencesLearn BrightPlay from here Loop
28. 28Conjunctions for Kids | Learn about coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctionsLearn BrightPlay from here Loop
29. 29Subordinating Conjunctions | Learn about how to use subordinating conjunctionsLearn BrightPlay from here Loop
30. 30Punctuation for Kids | Learn all about the different punctuation marks and what they doLearn BrightPlay from here Loop
31. 31Comma story - Terisa FolaronTED-EdPlay from here Loop
32. 32How to use a semicolon - Emma BryceTED-EdPlay from here Loop
33. 33When to use apostrophes - Laura McClureTED-EdPlay from here Loop
34. 34Proofreading SkillsRock 'N LearnPlay from here Loop

What writing skills does this playlist cover?

Story writing (plot, suspense, humor, world-building and heroes), descriptive and persuasive writing, point of view, figurative language and irony, poetry, and the mechanics that hold it together: sentence types, conjunctions, commas, semicolons, apostrophes and proofreading.

How can looping help while writing?

Open a lesson next to a draft and set an A–B loop on the one tip your child is applying, such as building suspense. It replays while they revise. Slow fast explanations to 0.75x and save the parts they need on keys 1–9.