Middle School Reading Resources : Page 4

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

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

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

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

This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

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

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

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

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

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

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

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

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

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!

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

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

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!

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.