8th Grade Writing Worksheets (page 1)

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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Clustering

This graphic organizer will help students cluster their ideas; it's especially useful as a prewriting tool. We've…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Composition

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Public Transport Essay

Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place convenient and relatively inexpensive.…

Subjects:

Transportation

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

Essays

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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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Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8)

Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture prompts in this printable…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Character Chart

Distribute this printable worksheet that extends students' learning and enhances their appreciation of a book and the…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Script Writing Handout

Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity can be used in conjunction…

Subjects:

Literature

Teaching Harry Potter

Creative Writing

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Essay Writing Lesson: Defining Success and Failure

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Success and Failure: Writing an Essay

In this activity, students will explore how they measure success and failure in themselves and in others. With direction…

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Language Arts and Writing

Writing

Essays

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Risking It All for a Friend

Students will imagine that a lifelong friend needs help. They will then write a story about how their assistance affects…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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The Case of the Missing Crown Activity

Connect creative writing and physical science with this printable activity. Students use their knowledge of density,…

Subjects:

Density

Scientific Method

Creative Writing

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A Map to Organization

Enhance your instruction about story development with this graphic organizer that can be used for prewriting or to…

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Cycle Organizer

Help your students using this printable graphic organizer which teaches them how to sequence things that repeatedly…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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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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Complete and Incomplete Sentences: The Story of King Midas

Identifying complete sentences is the objective of this printable. Students will read the story of King Midas as they…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Reading

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Initial Self-Assessment: Writing

Help your students become more capable writers by having them complete this printable inventory of their writing…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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ASSESSMENT

Scoring Rubric: Cause-Effect

The organization, elements of cause-effect writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Grammar

Writing

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Really Good: Producing Synonyms

Present an activity that will have students thinking about synonyms. They will learn why it's important to use a variety…

Subjects:

Grammar

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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License Plate Quickies: Writing a Paragraph

In this activity, students are given "license plate" combinations and are asked to create their own sentences with the…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1950s

Assign writing prompts about the 1950s, and/or books that were written in the 1950s.

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

1950s

Twentieth Century

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Class Constitution and U.S. Constitution: Background and Preamble

Use this printable to teach pupils the purpose of the U.S. Constitution. Pupils will also analyse the language and…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Social Studies and History

U.S. Constitutional History

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Causal Chains

Students visualize sequences in cause and effect with this graphic organizer. This printable is customizable. Tailor the…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Herringbone Graphic Organizer

Teach your students the ideas of cause and effect to help them understand stories better. This printable using the…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Stair Step

Use this graphic organizer for main ideas and supporting details. This stair-step organizer also includes an example set…

Subjects:

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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My New Year's Resolutions (7-12)

This holiday-themed activity teaches teens what New Year's resolutions are and why they should make them. Students make…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Jobs, Careers, and Occupations

Writing

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