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!

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

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

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

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.

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!

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

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!

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 students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Bring opposites together to form oxymorons in this worksheet on figurative language!

Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!

Explore figurative language fun with this engaging worksheet!