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

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!

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

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

Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!

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

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

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

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

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

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

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

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