help students think like authors

Stop asking "What figurative language is this?" and start asking "Why did the author choose to say it that way?"

Inside you'll find:

❤️ A classroom-ready Think Like an Author Anchor Chart

📝 A Literary Analysis Response Sheet with sentence starters

✏️ A Creative Writing Challenge that helps students intentionally use figurative language for a purpose

💻Printable and Google docs versions of activities