Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

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

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

Help eighth-grade math learners remember and study the properties of exponents with this helpful handout!

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

Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with 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, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

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

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

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

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

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! 

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

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

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.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

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

Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 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.

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

Did you know you can clarify complex lists by using semicolons? Try it out with this middle-grade worksheet!

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