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

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

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

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

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.

Identify irony in context in this helpful worksheet!

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

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

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders! 

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

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

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!

Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.