This graphic organizer gives students the opportunity to analyze the extent to which a filmed production of a story stays faithful to or departs from the related text.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-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!

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

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

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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 the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 8-11 of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 19–25 of Anne of Green Gables.

Use this final discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapter 15 through the end of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Support critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the final chapters of Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Encourage critical thinking with this discussion guide as students read the next set of Anne’s diary entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

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

After completing Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, help learners connect with the book with this community-based extension activity! 

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts!