Less than $5 7th Grade Reading Strategies Handouts (by date, latest first)

What’s Included?

• 20 Bookmarks, each featuring a critical reading skill or strategy for grades 3 - 8:

  • Main Idea & Supporting Details
  • Summarizing
  • Making Inferences
  • Context Clues
  • Identifying Theme
  • and many more!

Why You'll Love This Resource

• Student-Friendly Format: Each bookmark simplifies complex skills into bite-sized, actionable steps.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for guided reading groups, independent practice, or homework aids.
• Aligned with Curriculum Standards: Helps reinforce essential reading skills aligned with Common Core and other standards.
• Durable and Reusable: Print, laminate, and reuse for years!

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 pushed the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. This lesson will have students critically examine the complex relationship between the United States and Cuba that led to this climatic point in history. Students will delve deeper into this conflict by analyzing the differing points of view and perspectives concerning the events that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis through the study of three sources of information.

This resource is a perfect lesson for students to work independently, or for a substitute to teach!

This lesson includes:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• Reading: ‘On the Brink- From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis’
• 44 min Documentary film ‘Fidel Castro Declassified’
• 2 page set of 7 questions (analysis and comprehension)
• Venn Diagram
• American history textbook version

If you liked this lesson see other related ‘Cold War’ lessons here:

• Hot War Turns into the Cold War
• The Cold War and Vietnam
• Cold War Unit Review & Assessment
• The Korean War: A Critical Reading Activity
• Protest Movements of the 1960's: E-Chapter Textbook Project

This is a 56-page set of worksheets for the book "The Siege" which is Book #4 in the Gaurdians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky.

For each section of three chapters (C1-C3, C4-C6, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series:

#1 The Capture

#2 The Journey

#3 The Rescue

#4 The Siege

#5 The Shattering

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 58-page set of worksheets for the book "The Blue Castle" by L. M. Montgomery.

To make these worksheets, I used the original version of the story. Please verify that you are using the same version of the story at this link:

The Blue Castle original text

For each set of five chapters in the book (C1-C5, C6-C10, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the PDF file.

Please click the link for more worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Worksheets for Novels and Chapter Books

This is a 61-page set of worksheets for the story "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers.

I divided the book into eleven sections of four chapters each. For each section (C1-C4, C5-C8, etc...) in the book, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Please click the link for more worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Worksheets for Novels and Chapter Books

This is a 50-page set of worksheets for the story "More Adventures of the Great Brain" by John D. Fitzgerald.

This also includes a 4-page story test.

For every chapter, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Betty G. Birney: The World according to Humphrey

Beverly Cleary: Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Andrew Clements: Frindle

Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Kate DiCamillo: Because of Winn-Dixie

C. S. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Astrid Lindgren: Pippi Longstocking

Patricia MacLachlan: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Kate Messner: Long Road to Freedom

Scott O’Dell: Island of the Blue Dolphins

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Louis Sachar: Holes

Armstrong Sperry: Call It Courage

Lauren Tarshis: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii

Bill Wallace: Red Dog

E. B. White: Charlotte’s Web

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House in the Big Woods

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 58-page set of worksheets for the story "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel.

This also includes a 4-page story test.

I divided the book into ten sections. For each section, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Betty G. Birney: The World according to Humphrey

Beverly Cleary: Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Andrew Clements: Frindle

Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Kate DiCamillo: Because of Winn-Dixie

C. S. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Astrid Lindgren: Pippi Longstocking

Patricia MacLachlan: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Kate Messner: Long Road to Freedom

Scott O’Dell: Island of the Blue Dolphins

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Louis Sachar: Holes

Armstrong Sperry: Call It Courage

Lauren Tarshis: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii

Bill Wallace: Red Dog

E. B. White: Charlotte’s Web

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House in the Big Woods

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 55-page set of worksheets for the book "The Shattering" which is Book #5 in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky.

For each section of three chapters (C1-C3, C4-C6, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series:

#1 The Capture

#2 The Journey

#3 The Rescue

#4 The Siege

#5 The Shattering

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 55-page set of worksheets for the story "The Magician's Elephant" by Kate DiCamillo. This also includes a 4-page story test. For each set of five chapters (C1-C5, C6-C10, etc...), there are two worksheets: * comprehension questions * vocabulary and story analysis In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities: * story review * language skills * story reflection * theme * motif * indirect characterization * connections * review activity * cause and effect * compare and contrast * point of view * letter writing * w questions * illustrations * characters * character analysis * comic strip * story map * parts of a story * book design * news report * critical thinking * inferences * summaries * interviews * crossword puzzle * word search * story test (4 pages) Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file. Worksheets for Kate DiCamillo books: Because of Winn-Dixie Flora & Ulysses Leroy Ninker Saddles Up The Magician’s Elephant The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Raymie Nightingale The Tale of Despereaux The Tiger Rising Mercy Watson to the Rescue Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride Mercy Watson Fights Crime Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig Mercy Watson Something Wonky This Way Comes

This is a 53-page set of worksheets for the story "Tune It Out" by Jamie Sumner.

This also includes a 4-page story test.

For each set of two chapters, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* metaphors

* personification

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* review activity

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Betty G. Birney: The World according to Humphrey

Beverly Cleary: Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Andrew Clements: Frindle

Roald Dahl: Matilda

Kate DiCamillo: Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo: The Tiger Rising

John Green: The Fault in Our Stars

John Green: Paper Towns

C. S. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Astrid Lindgren: Pippi Longstocking

Patricia MacLachlan: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Scott O’Dell: Island of the Blue Dolphins

Veronica Roth: Divergent

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Louis Sachar: Holes

Armstrong Sperry: Call It Courage

Lauren Tarshis: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii

E. B. White: Charlotte’s Web

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House in the Big Woods

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 53-page set of worksheets for the book "The Rescue" which is Book #3 in the Gaurdians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky.

For each section of three chapters (C1-C3, C4-C6, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series:

#1 The Capture

#2 The Journey

#3 The Rescue

#4 The Siege

#5 The Shattering

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 60-page set of worksheets for the book "Anne of Avonlea" by L. M. Montgomery.

To make these worksheets, I used the original version of the story. Please verify that you are using the same version of the story at this link:

Anne of Avonlea original text

For each set of three chapters in the book (C1-C3, C4-C6,...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the PDF file.

Please click the link for more worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Worksheets for Novels and Chapter Books

This is a 52-page set of worksheets for the story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

To make these worksheets, I used the original version of the story, not an abridged version or a simplified version. Please verify that you are reading the same version of the story at this link:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (original text)

I divided the story into six parts. For each part, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* quotations

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* transformation

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the PDF file.

Please click the link for more worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Worksheets for Novels and Chapter Books

This is a 58-page set of worksheets for the story "Flying Over Water" by Shannon Hitchcock and N. H. Senzai.

This also includes a 4-page story test.

I divided the book into sections of four or five chapters. For each section, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* metaphors

* personification

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* review activity

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Betty G. Birney: The World according to Humphrey

Beverly Cleary: Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Andrew Clements: Frindle

Roald Dahl: Matilda

Kate DiCamillo: Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo: The Tiger Rising

John Green: The Fault in Our Stars

John Green: Paper Towns

C. S. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Astrid Lindgren: Pippi Longstocking

Patricia MacLachlan: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Scott O’Dell: Island of the Blue Dolphins

Veronica Roth: Divergent

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Louis Sachar: Holes

Armstrong Sperry: Call It Courage

Lauren Tarshis: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii

E. B. White: Charlotte’s Web

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House in the Big Woods

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 66-page set of worksheets for the story "The Ship of The Dead" which is Book #3 in the Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan.

For each set of four chapters (C1-C4, C5-C8, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* irony

* symbols

* quotations

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* transformation

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Percy Jackson series:

1. The Lightning Thief

2. Sea of Monsters

3. The Titan's Curse

4. The Battle of the Labyrinth

5. The Last Olympian

Worksheets for The Heroes of Olympus series:

1. The Lost Hero

2. The Son of Neptune

3. The Mark of Athena

4. The House of Hades

5. The Blood of Olympus

Worksheets for the Kane Chronicles:

1. The Red Pyramid

2. The Throne of Fire

3. The Serpent's Shadow

This is a 55-page set of worksheets for the book "The Journey" which is Book #2 in the Gaurdians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky.

For each section of three chapters (C1-C3, C4-C6, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series:

#1 The Capture

#2 The Journey

#3 The Rescue

#4 The Siege

#5 The Shattering

...and more worksheets for novels and chapter books

This is a 58-page set of worksheets for the story "Show Me a Sign" by Ann Clare LeZotte.

I divided the book into nine sections of several chapters each. For each section in the book, there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Please click the link for more worksheets for novels and chapter books:

Worksheets for Novels and Chapter Books

This is a 67-page set of worksheets for the story "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan.

For each set of six chapters (C1-C6, C7-C12, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* quotations

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* transformation

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Percy Jackson series:

1. The Lightning Thief

2. Sea of Monsters

3. The Titan's Curse

4. The Battle of the Labyrinth

5. The Last Olympian

Worksheets for The Heroes of Olympus series:

1. The Lost Hero

2. The Son of Neptune

3. The Mark of Athena

4. The House of Hades

5. The Blood of Olympus

Worksheets for the Kane Chronicles:
1. The Red Pyramid
2. The Throne of Fire
3. The Serpent's Shadow

This is a 66-page set of worksheets for the story "The Hammer of Thor" which is Book #2 in the Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan.

For each set of four or five chapters (C1-C5, C6-C10, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* irony

* symbols

* quotations

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* transformation

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Percy Jackson series:

1. The Lightning Thief

2. Sea of Monsters

3. The Titan's Curse

4. The Battle of the Labyrinth

5. The Last Olympian

Worksheets for The Heroes of Olympus series:

1. The Lost Hero

2. The Son of Neptune

3. The Mark of Athena

4. The House of Hades

5. The Blood of Olympus

Worksheets for the Kane Chronicles:

1. The Red Pyramid

2. The Throne of Fire

3. The Serpent's Shadow

This is a 72-page set of worksheets for the story "The Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan.

For each set of four chapters (C1-C4, C5-C8, etc...), there are two worksheets:

* comprehension questions

* vocabulary and story analysis

In addition, this novel study includes a wide variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* story review

* similes

* personification

* metaphors

* story reflection

* theme

* motif

* symbols

* quotations

* indirect characterization

* connections

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* point of view

* letter writing

* w questions

* illustrations

* characters

* character analysis

* comic strip

* story elements

* book design

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* transformation

* interviews

* crossword puzzle

* word search

* story test (4 pages)

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for the Percy Jackson series:

1. The Lightning Thief

2. Sea of Monsters

3. The Titan's Curse

4. The Battle of the Labyrinth

5. The Last Olympian

Worksheets for The Heroes of Olympus series:

1. The Lost Hero

2. The Son of Neptune

3. The Mark of Athena

4. The House of Hades

5. The Blood of Olympus

Worksheets for the Kane Chronicles:
1. The Red Pyramid
2. The Throne of Fire
3. The Serpent's Shadow