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Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

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

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

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

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

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

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this eighth-grade worksheet!

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

Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!

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

Practice identifying hyperboles in this spring-themed maze designed for middle-grade students!

Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!

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

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

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

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

Read and answer comprehension questions about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic narrative poem "Paul Revere’s Ride."