Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

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! 

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

Introduce students to the primary-source text of the Gettysburg Address—and the context in which was delivered—with this three-page social studies worksheet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

If you need to practice your subordinating conjunctions, check out this helpful worksheet!

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

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

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 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.

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

Practice using semicolons to clarify complex lists with this middle-grade worksheet!

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.

Use this helpful reference sheet to guide students through solving systems of linear equations three different ways!