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Free middle school literature worksheets
FREE Summer Reading Bookmarks, Printable Summer Bookmarks to Color
These summer reading bookmarks are an adorable way to get students excited about reading this summer. They are great for an easy and purposeful end of year gift!The 12 bookmark designs come in both color or black and white. The black and white ones work great to have students color themselves, or print on colored paper to make them pop. Hope your students enjoy them! Snag your free Fall Bookmarks here!Looking for more end of year resources?End of Year GlyphsEnd of Year Activities and Workshee
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K - 8th
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Halloween Point of View Passages in Print and Digital
This free worksheet packet contains four passages. After students read each passage, they must determine whether the passage was written in first person, second person, third person limited, or third person omniscient. Page 3 of the worksheet contains a QR code in case you want students to check this themselves! (You choose whether you want to use page 2- no QR code- or page 3 with the QR code!)********This resource is available in TWO FORMATS:TRADITIONAL PRINTABLES- Print the PDF and distribu
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4th - 6th
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Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer TemplateYou may use this template in any way that you wish. You can even use it in your commercial product as long as you credit Lovin Lit.The size of this plot diagram template was made to fit into a standard composition notebook when cut out along the perimeter. If you teach reading or literature in grades 4-8, please click Follow Me to be notified of freebies!I hope you find this plot diagram template useful.
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2nd - 12th
100 Character Traits Free Printable PDF List
100 Character Traits Free Printable List! This list is perfect for teaching students to identify character traits! It can also be used as an anchor chart or a reference list for interactive notebooks. SUPPORT CHARACTER ANALYSIS WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS! *This freebie is part of the larger Character Traits Graphic Organizers Bundle. Click here to preview the printable, editable, and digital Character Traits Graphic Organizers. INCLUDED WITH YOUR FREE DOWNLOAD:100 Character Traits PDF: An alphabet
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4th - 7th
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Book vs. Movie Compare & Contrast FREEBIE! No-Prep Worksheets | Fun Movie Day!
Book vs. Movie Printables: FREEUse these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. A super fun, NO PREP activity for the end of the year!For more Book vs. Movie questions, click here!!More resources you'll enjoy!Compare & Contrast Task CardsELA Test Prep Task CardsELA Test Prep PostersInformational Text Structures Task CardsShiloh Book Chapter QuestionsThis product is
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3rd - 9th
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General Timeline Template
This general timeline template can be used for biography studies, to track important historical events (such as civil rights movement) or something simple as classroom birthdays. The squares can be used to paste/draw pictures or for a written description (whichever is needed to differentiate for your diverse learners and levels). For the higher grades, the timeline template can be used to compliment a reading response or essay.
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2nd - 12th
Choice Board FREE Worksheet, 12 Activities for ANY Short Story & Novel Unit CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any short story or novel study. Once students have finished reading an assigned short story or chapter of a novel, use this choice board worksheet to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on the text. The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage our teens?Click here for a discounted 10-pack of worksheet activities that can be use
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7th - 11th
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Poetry Comics: Metaphors with Robert Frost
Poetry Comics: Metaphors with Robert Frost
This is a free file from a larger product called Poetry Comics: Metaphor, Tone, and Personification. These lessons follow the same format as the free sample, except a worksheet is added afterward to reinforce the skills taught in the comic. Also check out Poetry Comics Vol 2.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School Language Arts Bundle
Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe, FREE, Literary Analysis PDF & Google Drive
Use "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe’s creepy tale of twisted justice, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson includes a 14-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters) and a Storytelling Arc handout (with key) to emphasize exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Finally, the download also includes a link to a short anticipatory video clip that will build students’ intere
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8th - 11th
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FREE Valentine's Day Reading Bookmarks, Valentine's Gifts Bookmarks to Color
These Valentine's Day themed reading bookmarks are an adorable way to get students excited about reading! They are great for an easy and purposeful gift as well!The 8 bookmark designs come in both color or black and white. The black and white ones work great to have students color themselves, or print on colored paper to make them pop. Hope your students enjoy them! Snag your free Summer Bookmarks and Fall Bookmarks as well!Looking for more Valentine's Day and seasonal resources?Valentine's D
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K - 8th
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Figurative Language Worksheet {FREE}
Are you trying to find an effective figurative language worksheet for your middle school students to help them review and practice identify figurative devices? This free Figurative Language Worksheet is perfect for them. Your students will identify similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, and other figurative devices.This worksheet is perfect for...Morning WorkReview MaterialsCenters or StationsEarly FinishersHomework1. You are receiving the PDF & Digital Version of this worksheet
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5th - 8th
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FREE Winter Reading Bookmarks, Winter Bookmarks to Color
These winter reading bookmarks are an adorable way to get students excited about reading during winter time. They are great for an easy and purposeful gift as well!The 12 bookmark designs come in both color or black and white. The black and white ones work great to have students color themselves, or print on colored paper to make them pop. Hope your students enjoy them! Snag your free Fall Bookmarks here!Looking for more winter resources?Winter ActivitiesWinter GlyphsWinter Writing PromptsWin
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K - 8th
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5 Literary Elements Worksheets
**CLICK HERE to get many more literary elements teaching resources: PowerPoint Presentations, Informational Handouts, Worksheets and Lesson Plans!**
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FOCUSING ON CHARACTERS This worksheet is intended to be a ‘character log’. It contains boxes for students to make notes on various characters in a literary work, prompting them to think about descriptions of characters, important quotes, how other characters respond to them, etc.
LITERARY ELEMENTS This worksheet covers the five main ele
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6th - 10th
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Exploring Point of View Through Poetry: "One Inch Tall" by Shel Silverstein
Student read and discuss the poem "One Inch Tall" by Shel Silverstein, noting the rhyme scheme, paraphrasing each stanza, and analyzing the speaker, their perspective, and ideas conveyed.
Then, students will write an original poem from the perspective of someone who is 15 Ft tall. they will use the planning sheets, the structure of Silverstein's poem, and a teacher model to create an original poem.
Documents Included:
-"One Inch Tall" by Shel Silverstein
-Poem Planning Sheet
-Poem Shell
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4th - 7th
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Reading Comprehension Worksheet Short Stories
This product provides 44 comprehension questions for the story, "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto. This a great story for students to read at the beginning of the year. My students always enjoy it! INCLUDES:44 questionsMatching Multiple choiceVocabularyReading ComprehensionFigurative LanguageColor and BW VersionsKey includedYOU MAY ALSO LIKE:Gary Soto BiographyPlot Line Tutorial and QuestionsGenres of LiteratureText Structure PracticeContext Clues PracticeMood and Tone BundleFigurative Language Tut
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Analysis Worksheets - CLOSE read with any poem!
This Poetry analysis worksheet is perfect for your students to analyze any poem that they read! It forces students to take a closer look at the poems they read and gain a deeper understanding of the author’s use of poetry to communicate his/her ideas.
Concepts included on the worksheet:
1. Summarizing literal meaning
2. Determining poetic form
3. Identifying rhyme scheme
4. Identifying sensory images
5. Determining types of rhyme (internal vs. end rhyme, exact,
eye, slant)
6. Iden
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5th - 8th
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The One and Only Ivan - Novel Study FREEBIE
Kick off your reading of The One and Only Ivan with this free sample. These printables are EDUCATIONAL and FUN - a winning combination for any student and teacher!Our printables are formatted with creative designs and entertaining graphics that entice the student to engage in educational activities that satisfy today’s rigorous standards. Our novel study printables:assess the students' comprehension of the chapterreinforce important story elementshave students practice essential reading strate
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3rd - 8th
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Storytelling Arc, FREE Handout to Use With ANY Literature, PDF & Google Drive
This 2-page file (printable PDF & Google Drive version) includes a blank form and a completed sample to serve as a model for students. The sample is from my students’ study of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” but you could use the blank worksheet with ANY book or short story.This activity is designed to work with fifth graders through high school seniors.Need a lecture to go along with this Storytelling Arc handout? A Prezi slide deck overview lecture is available for
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6th - 9th
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FREE Spring Reading Bookmarks, Spring Bookmarks to Color Day Before Spring Break
These Spring themed reading bookmarks are an adorable way to get students excited about reading! They are great for an easy and purposeful gift before spring break as well!The 8 bookmark designs come in both color or black and white. The black and white ones work great to have students color themselves, or print on colored paper to make them pop. Hope your students enjoy them! Snag your free Summer Bookmarks and Fall Bookmarks as well!Looking for more seasonal resources?Spring Glyphs and Acti
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K - 8th
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Thanksgiving Figurative Language Identification Worksheet
This product contains 16 sentences related to Thanksgiving. Students identify which type of figurative language is used in each example. I've included a color and BW version, as well as a key. INCLUDES:16 examplesStudents identify figurative language typeColor and BW versionsKey includedThe ZIP file has 3 versions of PDF files:1) Article and Questions in Color and Black and white and Key2) Color Student Version3) BW Student Version.These are NOT editable files.Part of my Thanksgiving Language
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5th - 8th
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Marigolds by Eugenia Collier: SHORT STORY ANALYSIS
Looking for engaging, meaningful resources for teaching Eugenia Collier's 'Marigolds'? Whether you have been teaching this story for years and are looking for something fresh, or have never taught it before, these resources will guide you and your students through a critical reading of this nostalgic short story. CONTENTS**Note: The actual text of the short story is NOT included due to copyright reasons. However, where possible, links and directions to where you can find the story are included.
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit: Student Workbooks
Genre Quiz - Matching
Use this as a pre-test, practice or a post-test. Students will match each genre with its definition (characteristics). An answer key has been provided.
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4th - 7th
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Imagery Practice & Assess FREE! Includes Worksheet + Test
This freebie includes a 15-item practice and a 15-item assessment. Students will read short excerpts and decide if it contains imagery. If it does, they'll annotate.
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5th - 8th
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Making Inferences Worksheet
I modified an older worksheet given to me from another teacher. This is a simple worksheet using Edward D. Hoch's short story, "Zoo." Students make inferences about underlined sections of the story and explain how or why they were able to make the inference.
The worksheet is geared toward upper elementary and middle school students. An answer key with possible responses is provided.
I like to remind my students that they may make many inferences from a single line or event, and that any infe
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5th - 9th
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