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.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

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!

Children revisit Bram Stoker's classic Dracula novel from the perspective of two other characters in this creative writing exercise.

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

Use these thought-provoking prompts to reflect on the plot, characters, and themes in Louis Sachar’s Holes!

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!

Follow Orpheus through the Land of the Dead as he tries to rescue his lover, Eurydice, in this classic Greek myth.

Discover the iconic Roman tale of Echo and Narcissus in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Discover the classical Roman myth of Ceres and Proserpina in this engaging worksheet!

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.

Give students the opportunity to think creatively about Louis Sachar’s Holes after they’re done reading!

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.

Lead students’ dialogue on the first 12 chapters of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this helpful discussion guide!