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.”

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.

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

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

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

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

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.

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.

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

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

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

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

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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.

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.

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.