After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.

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 the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

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

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

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!

Celebrate fall with this fun creative writing prompt!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun Independence Day-themed writing prompt!

Write about a mysterious message with this fun prompt!

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

Discover how small acts can create lasting change with this sixth- and seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

If you could have music class with any famous musician, who would it be? Write about it with this creative writing prompt!

What unusual item could your character find in the library? Find out with this fun writing activity!

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Learn how to analyze and interpret current events with the help of this graphic organizer! 

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

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.

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

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun writing prompt about an Earth Day discovery!

Invite learners to think and write creatively with this fun writing prompt about an Earth Day invention!

Invite learners to get creative with this fun writing prompt featuring mysterious animal tracks!

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!