Middle School ELA Sentence Starter Toolkit | Grades 6–8, SPED, ICT & SETSS

Some students know what they want to say but get stuck trying to begin. The Middle School ELA Sentence Starter Toolkit provides clear, student-friendly language supports that help Grades 6–8 writers begin, expand, and organize text-based responses.

Designed with ICT, SPED, SETSS, intervention, and mixed-readiness classrooms in mind, the frames can be used as temporary scaffolds and gradually faded as students become more independent.

Included

Teacher guide

Topic statement and answer starters

Text evidence starters

Evidence explanation starters

Central idea and theme starters

Inference starters

Compare and contrast starters

Analysis and connection starters

Conclusion starters

One-page student reference sheet

Build-a-response practice page

Independent writing practice page