8th Grade Reading and Literature Lesson Plans

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Types of Poetry

Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Poetry

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A comprehensive multi-day lesson plan for teaching an opinion essay

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Opinion Writing Lesson Plan: Gender Equality

This 2-3 class period unit includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, and a rubric for assessment. In the unit, students…

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Language Arts and Writing

Essays

Reading and Literature

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Listening to Poems While Reading Along

Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Authors

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Poems, Poems, and More Poems

In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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Acrostic Poems

In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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Alliteration Always!

For this PowerPoint project, students write alliterative sentences, type them on slides, and illustrate their work with…

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Reading and Literature

Literary Style and Techniques

Language Arts and Writing

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If I Were in Charge of the World

In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders

Study the civil rights movement in America through music and literature. In this lesson, students will read We Shall…

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Reading and Literature

African-American History

Music and Songs

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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Core Curriculum Guide

Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

U.S. Government

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BOOK GUIDES

Matched Educator's Guide

This educator's guide to Matched by Ally Condie includes classroom lesson plans, writing prompts, research questions,…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Science Fiction

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Thirteen Reasons Why Educator's Guide

This educator's guide to Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher includes activity and discussion prompts plus classroom…

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Reading and Literature

Novels

Bullying

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Between Shades of Gray Educator's Guide

Use these activities, assignments, writing prompts, and discussion questions with Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys…

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Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

History of USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

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Cinquain Mosaics

In this word processing activity, students learn about cinquains and write their own cinquain. Then they illustrate…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Visual Arts

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds

Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…

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Literature

Folk Tales

Fantasy Fiction

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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Sirens Common Core Discussion & Activity Guide

This 34-page activity guide for Sirens by Janet Fox follows a 5 week course of study. Discussion questions, activities,…

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Reading Instruction

1920s

Suspense

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The Cadet of Tildor Teacher's Guide

This 32-page teacher's guide for The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell includes reading comprehension questions, higher…

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Reading Instruction

Fantasy Fiction

Suspense

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Fenway Fever Teacher's Guide and Lesson Plans

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park and appeal to the baseball fans in your classroom by reading Fenway Fever…

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Reading and Literature

Physical Education and Fitness

Sports

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The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet Surrealism Lesson Plans

Explore dreams and the Surrealist art movement with three lesson plans in this packet. Students will keep a dream…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Visual Arts

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 2: Runes, Riddles, and a Ring of Power

Discover the magic of language in Tolkien's work and deepen students' understanding of the text with the supplemental…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Language Arts and Writing

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 5: "The Tides of Fate Are Flowing"

Explore the magical world of Tolkien with your class through the lesson planning resources in this teacher's guide for…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament

Examine the price of progress in The Lord of the Rings, Book Three, with the lesson planning resources in this printable…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Plants and Botany

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 7: Tolkien's Moral Universe

Discuss the intricacies of a classic tale of good versus evil with the guided questions in this lesson planning unit for…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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