Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Use this fun creative writing prompt and accompanying rubric to inspire budding authors and help them hone their narrative writing skills.

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

Get ready, this activity transforms middle school students into experts at understanding and decoding characters in all their favorite stories!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Invite your learners to dive into the world of creative writing with this fun Independence Day writing prompt!  

Celebrate fall with this fun creative writing prompt!

If you could have music class with any famous musician, who would it be? Write about it with this creative writing prompt!

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

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! 

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Read and analyze an excerpt adapted from “The Wreck of the Golden Mary” by Charles Dickens with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Encourage thoughtful discussion after students read chapters 19–23 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games with this helpful discussion guide!