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

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

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

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

Learn the uses of symbolic settings with this figurative language worksheet!

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

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

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

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

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!

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

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!