Use these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

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

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

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

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

Before reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, use this pre-reading activity to get readers thinking about one of the major themes in the novel: stereotypes.

Use this guide to promote in-depth discussion after students have finished reading chapters 10–13 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

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

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

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

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

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

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.

Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 12–17 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

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

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

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

Give your seventh-and eighth-grade students practice determining word relationships with this fun analogies worksheet!

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–5 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

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

Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.

Use this reading guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about the final chapters of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

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

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!