8th Grade Reading Instruction Resources
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LESSON PLANS
Activating Prior Knowledge
A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading strategy Help your students be good readers with…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
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Predicting Lesson
Predicting actively engages students and connects them to what they read Predicting involves thinking ahead while…Subjects:ReadingReading Instruction -
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"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 -
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 -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Question-Answer Relationships
Question-Answer Relationships, or QAR, is a reading comprehension strategy developed to encourage students to be active,…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Problem and Solution 2
Have your students fill in this graphic organizer to identify the problem, solution attempts, and the resolution. This…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Story Pyramid
Use a printable that contains instructions for using a story pyramid to describe important information from a story,…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Conflict Dissection
Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and solution of stories using this…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
WORKSHEETS
Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide
Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…Subjects:LiteratureHistorical FictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Student Guide to Web Research Learning to Read on the Web
Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet to do…Subjects:Reading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
A Map to Organization
Enhance your instruction about story development with this graphic organizer that can be used for prewriting or to…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
ACTIVITIES
Repeated Reading
Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.Subjects:ReadingReading InstructionReading and Literature -
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
Unwind Reading Group Guide
Use the materials in this literature guide to supplement Unwind, a book about a futuristic world in which parents are…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
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Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web
Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is different from reading…SubjectsReading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
WORKSHEETS
How to Read a Poem
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Story Comparison
Use this chart to compare the basic elements of two stories. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionReading InstructionReading -
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 -
ACTIVITIES
The Black Cat Vocabulary Definitions
Definitions for "The Black Cat" vocabulary words.Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingReading and Literature -
BOOK GUIDES
The Lord of the Rings Reader's Guide
Extend students' enjoyment and understanding of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by using the discussion questions in…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources -
REFERENCE
Homesick: My Own Story
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.Subjects:LiteratureLiterary BiographiesImmigration -
WORKSHEETS
Preparing to Read
This pre-reading activity helps enhance focus and critical reading skills.Subjects:Reading InstructionSilent ReadingReading Comprehension -
LESSON PLANS
The Boy Who Saved Baseball
Explore teaching activities to be used with The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter.Subjects:LiteratureBaseballReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Enhance understanding and diversity awareness with a teaching guide that offers reading ideas about Hispanic heritage…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryCulture and DiversityMulticulturalism
