Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.

Use this middle school worksheet to introduce learners to the MLA 8th edition format for citing sources and writing a bibliography.

Use this graphic organizer to help students build critical thinking skills as they plan an argumentative essay about whether people or organizations should be allowed to do certain things.

Let your learner try their hand at 15 rhyming riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet!

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Get students thinking deeply about their personality traits with this engaging reflective writing prompt!

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

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Give students more hands-on editing practice with this grammar worksheet all about parallel structure!

Practice using parallel structure in writing with this fill-in-the-blank grammar exercise!

With this middle-school revision checklist, students will be guided to review their informational writing with a critical eye in order to improve their writing.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

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

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

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

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!

Incorporate spelling practice into your Presidents' Day celebrations with this festive word search activity!

Help readers keep track of their independent reading with this one-page template!

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze! 

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

Help students better understand what it means to have a topic with a broad scope versus a narrow scope with this helpful worksheet!