You know that feeling when you ask students a reading question…
and get the answer: “I don’t know”?
These Literature Question Stems were designed to fix that.
They’ll help your middle schoolers go beyond surface-level answers so they can analyze, infer, and respond with real evidence — and you can stop pulling teeth every time you ask, “Why do you think that?”
Inside, you’ll get:
✅ Over 10 question stems for each of the 9 literature reading standards.
✅ Thought-provoking, evidence-based questions that actually get students talking.
✅ Pages you can use for reading responses, book clubs, and literary analysis essays.
✅ Ready-to-print and digital versions for any classroom setup.
These stems take your students from summarizing the plot to thinking like literary analysts.
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