Every time you make a choice, it prevents another option from taking shape. Spend some time analyzing "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost with a reading activity that includes four discussion questions that recall evidence from the text.

Analyze a primary source document "Our America" which depicts a Spanish-American point of view. The class answers 3 critical-thinking questions based on the reading and create a time line of Cuba's struggle for independence. 

A speaker's attitude toward his or her subject matter determines the tone of a piece of literature. Interpret the tone of four different poems, as well as their meanings, with supporting textual details.

Glimpse a beautiful moment through poetry with a reading comprehension activity. As sixth graders read through "City Autumn" by Joseph Moncure March, they answer ten questions about the setting, mood, vocabulary, and punctuation of...

Introduce your class to "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe with this series of activities, exercises, and worksheets. Class members examine an image, analyze a movie trailer, read a prose version of the poem, look up vocabulary, and pick out...

Middle schoolers can analyze primary source documents to answer the question, "Why did the Aztec and Inca civilizations disappear?" They will read the provided excerpts then answer 11 different questions to uncover the ultimate answer.

Language arts learners don't need a lecture about poetry; they listen to poetry every day on the radio! Apply skills from literary analysis to famous songs and beautiful lyrics with a lesson about literary devices. As...

In this reading worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of man and the natural world in "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.

In this reading worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "in Just-." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested

In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on theme of the supernatural in "Leda and the Swan." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities...

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of fate and free will in "Leda and the Swan." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities...

In this literary elements instructional activity, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the portrayal of men and masculinity in "My Papa's Waltz," by Theodore Roethke. Suggested reading activities related...

Show your class what poem the famous line "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" comes from. Class members read Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem and respond to one question with a short paragraph. The question asks learners to use...

The interpretation of a poem often lies in the mind of its reader, especially when reading the tone. Focus on author's word choice, middle schoolers read four different poems and briefly state a perceived tone for each, along with the...

Discern the tone in four selected poems with a straightforward assignment. Junior high readers analyze the authors' word choice and text structure to define a tone for each poem, as well as each poem's meaning.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape."

In this reading reflection worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions as they consider the themes of wisdom and knowledge in "Ode on a Grecian Urn," by Keats. Students may also complete their choice of 3...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." Students may also complete their choice of two reading activities suggested.

In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Dream-Land." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Goblin Market."  Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Harlem." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.

Students read about Alfred, Lord Tennyson's use of nature in the poem, "The Lady of Shallot." Students then respond to 4 short answer questions based on the theme of man in the natural world. Questions require students to reflect...