E Reading Worksheets
Tone Worksheet 2
The beauty of a poem is lost without an understanding of its tone. Middle schoolers connect author's purpose and word choice to four poems in a literary analysis activity, which prompts them to note each poem's tone and meaning.
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Alliteration Worksheet
Learners love literary lyrics! Practice alliteration with an activity that encourages kids to find a line of alliteration for every letter of the alphabet. After they finish, they can create a line of their own alliteration and explain...
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Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
One of Emily Dickinson's most poignant works is the focus of a poetry analysis activity. After reading "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers," individuals answer ten multiple-choice and short-answer questions about the elements found...
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What Makes a Novel a Novel?
They always say to write what you know. This approach is used to get middle schoolers prepared to write novels of their own. Using a favorite book as a model, potential novelists respond to prompts that ask about characters, plot, main...
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Poetry Group Activity
In this Romeo and Juliet learning exercise, students complete a group project by creating a poem on an assigned topic relating to themes found in Romeo and Juliet.
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Questions
In this literary analysis learning exercise, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the text of the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T.S. Eliot.
E Reading Worksheets
Poetic Devices Finder
Track the poetic elements in any text with a guided reading worksheet. Kids note examples of consonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, and rhythm when reading a poem or story, and provide a short explanation as...
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My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – Questions
In this poetry discussion activity, students consider the elements of poetry as they respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –."
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Literary Terms
In this language arts worksheet, students 21 look for words having to do with types of literature and literary elements. Students may self correct by selecting the link at the bottom of the page.
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Mutability Questions
In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students read the poem "Mutability," by William Wordsworth and then respond to 6 discussion questions. The questions require students to consider the role of religion and the impact of...
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers Themes
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students respond to 5 discussion questions that require them to investigate the symbolism of rivers in the Langston Hughes poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
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Mood
In this mood instructional activity, students read a passage and define the theme, mood, and purpose of what they read. Students complete 3 questions.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Acts 1-2
Blank verse, stichomythia, soliloquy, allusion, oxymoron, malaprop? Readers of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will need to know these terms to successfully complete a study guide designed for the first two acts of Shakespeare’s comedy. The...
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Literary Terms
In this literary terms worksheet, students define and discuss ten literary terms associated with literature and complete a word search puzzle.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10
How do you assess what your pupils have learned over the course of the year? Find out how competent they are at reading and analyzing age-level literature with the ideas presented here. Included in this resource are two suggested...
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Jabberwocky Questions
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students answer 5 short answer and essay questions based on the content and literary elements of Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky." Questions require students to compare good and evil forces in the...
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Adventures with Alliteration! - Adjectives
Have hearty humor with a handy, helpful handout! Kids work on their alliteration skills with a figurative language worksheet that focuses on alliterative adjectives and phrases. After kids add nouns to ten adjectives, they create five...
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Howl Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Howl," by Allen Ginsberg.
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Leda and the Swan Questions
In this literary elements worksheet, students explore Willaim Butler Yeats's poem "Leda and the Swan." Students then answer 5 short answer questions based on the poem.
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Meditation at Lagunitas Questions
For this literary analysis worksheet, students consider the content and theme of the poem "Meditation at Lagunitas," as they answer 5 short answer questions.
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Hope Child Theme
For this Language Arts worksheet, students answer 4 questions about the theme of the novel Home Child. For example, "What hope do you think Mrs. Fellowes has for Arthur?"
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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Questions
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," by Wordsworth.
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Bright Star, would I were a as thou art Questions
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art."
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Annabel Lee Questions
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Annabel Lee."