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

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

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

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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

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

Celebrate our planet with this Earth Day-themed metaphors maze!

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

Identify irony in context in this helpful worksheet!

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

Practice identifying similes like a seasoned expert with this fun, spring-themed maze!

Strengthen reading comprehension and literary analysis skills with this sixth through eighth grade foreshadowing worksheet!

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

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

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

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