In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.
This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.
Compare and Contrast Information From Different Sources
Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!
Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Post-Reading Response Prompts
After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.
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.
Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.
Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.
Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Central Ideas
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.
Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Post-Reading Response Prompts
After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.
Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.
After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative extension activity!
Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Greetings From the Universe
After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!