The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Pulitzer Prize Winners From this index page, find lists of Pulitzer Prize Winners in the literary categories.		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Make Note of This Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.		Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.
Left-Handers Are All Right Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete Data Worksheet Distribute this printable worksheet that follows the "Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.