Semicolons link two related independent clauses together; learn to use them correctly with this middle-grade worksheet!

In this seventh-grade grammar worksheet, students will read a variety of complex sentences and identify the dependent and independent clauses contained in each.

Give students extra practice differentiating between an independent clause and a dependent clause with this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

Learn how semicolons can be used to combine sentences in this middle-grade grammar worksheet!

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Read and discuss chapters 29–39 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this helpful guide!

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

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Practice determining the meaning of unknown words in context with Read and Find Root Words #3!

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

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

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

Support students' critical thinking and literacy skills by asking questions as they read the next few chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Knowing how to use semicolons is important; practice using them in sentences in this helpful grammar worksheet!

Classify and create clauses in this clear, concise worksheet!

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and filmed versions of the story!

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Help students reflect on chapters 9–12 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

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

Watch Louis Sachar’s Holes come to life in the movie adaptation!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.