Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

May the summer sun smile upon you as you complete this personification worksheet for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders!

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

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

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

Let spring blossoms teach you a lesson on personification in this cheery worksheet!

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

Listen to burgers sizzle and rain patter in this camping-themed onomatopoeia worksheet, designed for fourth and fifth graders!

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

Fall for figurative language with this engaging worksheet that helps students master the art of personification!

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

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

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

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.

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

Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!

Explore figurative language fun with this engaging worksheet!

Identify irony in context in this helpful worksheet!

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.

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

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

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

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

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

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!

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

Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!