After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for eighth grade!

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by poet Julia Alvarez.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

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!

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with The Giver by Lois Lowry!

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students take inspiration from the main character as they rename people and places in their lives.

After completing Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity.