8th Grade Reading and Literature Reference

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Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Reading and Literature

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We Beat the Street Discussion Guide

Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life with discussion questions for We Beat…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Heroes & Role Models

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The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz

Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

American History/U.S. History

Twentieth Century

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Spoonerisms Activity

Pupils will learn about Spoonerisms, instances in speech when the initial letters or syllables of words are switched,…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Writing

Literacy

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LESSON PLANS

Birthday Buddies

Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.

Subjects

Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells

Books

Literature

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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One

This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…

Subjects:

Poetry

Literary Biographies

Suffrage and Women's Rights

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Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak

Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Literary Biographies

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Homesick: My Own Story

Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.

Subjects:

Literature

Literary Biographies

Immigration

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The Anne Frank and Miep Gies Connection

Students learn about Miep Gies, a friend to Anne Frank's family, and then answer questions about her life.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Holocaust

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Carleton Kendrick Ed.M., LCSW

Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.

Subjects:

Authors

Literature

Reading and Literature

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Biography of J.K. Rowling

Read about the life and work of J.K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter series.

Subjects:

Teaching Harry Potter

Books

Literature

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WORKSHEETS

Up Close: Theodore Roosevelt Discussion Guide

Enrich student's understanding of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career with this discussion guide to a biography about the…

Subjects:

U.S. Presidents

Award and Prize Winners

World Politics

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Teacher's Guide to Michelle Obama: An American Story

Use these discussion questions and activities with the inspirational biography Michelle Obama: An American Story by…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

African Americans

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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two

This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…

Subjects:

Poetry

Creative Writing

Suffrage and Women's Rights

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Jerry Spinelli Biography

A biography of Newbery Award-Winning author Jerry Spinelli. One of his most popular children's book is Maniac Magee,…

Subjects:

Baseball

Sports

Physical Education and Fitness

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Ryan White, My Own Story

An excerpt from a touching tale of a courageous young man, his battle against fear and hatred, and his fight to educate…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Illness and Diseases

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James Wolfe Reading Comprehension

Develop children's reading comprehension with the passage and questions in this worksheet about James Wolfe. Students…

Subjects:

Military Personnel

Reading Comprehension

Quebec

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

African-American History

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William Tell Facts & Olympic Activity

Interesting facts and fun activities related to William Tell and his famous arrow activities of 1307, plus an Olympic…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literature

Fiction

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Literature & Math: Starry Messenger & Galileo Galilei

Integrate mathematics with literature and science through these activities for Starry Messenger by Peter Sis and Galileo…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Literary Biographies

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Literature & Math: Stories about Georgia O'Keeffe

Students will learn about size, scale, proportion, ratio, and measurement as they study the work of 20th-century artist…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Works of Art

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Literature & Math: Mondrian

Explore the life and work of the 20th-century Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondrian, through activities that connect…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Art History

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Literature & Math: Stories about Paul Cezanne

Through enrichment activities for Paul Cezanne and Paul Cezanne: A Painter's Journey, students will learn about the life…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Works of Art

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A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson Teaching Guide

Make the most of A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson with the discussion questions, extension activities, and…

Subjects:

Literature

Literary Biographies

Reading and Literature

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