Middle School Reading Resources : Page 3

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet! 

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

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

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

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

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

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.

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

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.

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Use this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women to help your middle schooler analyze plot development!

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

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1–6 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. 

Analyze the impact an author’s words can have on the meaning and tone of a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.