After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

Don’t let allusions be your white whale; master them with the help of this middle school worksheet!

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.