8th Grade Literature Resources
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Who Am I? – Character Description
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
ACTIVITIES
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities
Use this comprehensive packet with your students to strengthen reading comprehension and vocabulary. Included in the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingShort Stories -
LESSON PLANS
"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…SubjectsReadingLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Banned or Challenged Books, Grades 5–8
This gallery of middle school literature features banned or challenged books. Each slide also features a related…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureFiction -
WORKSHEETS
The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Story Map Graphic Organizer
Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
BOOK GUIDES
The Pearl
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Pearl provides pre-reading activities and discussion on…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Team Moon Teacher's Guide
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…Subjects:Nonfiction LiteratureLiteratureReading and Literature -
ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Children's Books About Disabilities
This extensive list details books for both children and adults that deal with disabilities. The books are sorted by…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan
Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of Hogwarts School.SubjectsReading and LiteratureLiteratureTeaching Harry Potter -
WORKSHEETS
Independent Reading Guide: Poetry
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
BOOK GUIDES
Of Mice and Men
A complete guide to the classic Steinbeck novella This teaching guide for Steinbeck's seminal novella Of Mice and Men…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
LESSON PLANS
Write a Harry Potter Script
Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause and Effect Organizer
Use this graphic organizer while teaching any subject to help your students understand the cause and effect. This…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
The Golden Bull Discussion Guide
Encourage critical thinking and discussion about life in ancient Mesopotamia with the comprehension questions in this…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureAncient History -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice
In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith discusses discipline and how punishments should fit…Subjects:Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on FireBooksLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Summer Reading Suggestions & Tips
Create a summer reading list students will look forward to with book recommendations by grade, reading level, and theme.…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingLiterature -
LESSON
Comparing and Contrasting Poetry Lesson Plans
This three-day lesson digs deeper into poetic and literary critical thinking by having students read grade-level lexiled…Subjects:LiteraturePoetryWriting -
WORKSHEETS
Denotation/Connotation
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
WORKSHEETS
Overview of the 1920s
Use the overview of the key events, people, and places from 1920 to 1929 as an inspiration for projects and assignments.Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyTwentieth CenturyBooks -
BOOK GUIDES
Fahrenheit 451 Teacher's Guide
Deepen students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with these pre-reading resources and…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
The Hobbit Teacher's Guide
Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This printable teacher's guide will help…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning ResourcesLanguage Arts and Writing
