7th and 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 3

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

This is a hilarious worksheet for students to dive into as they hone their figurative language skills! Young wordsmiths will practice identifying the differences between homonyms and homophones as they analyze puns.

Get students thinking deeply with this spring-themed writing prompt about new beginnings!

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

In this advanced comma review, students practice identifying locations in sentences in which commas are needed to indicate a pause or break.

Improve students' argument writing skills by identifying and removing irrelevant details with this middle school writing worksheet!

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

This fun, winter-themed spelling worksheet is a creative way to encourage learners to build their vocabulary and hone their spelling skills.

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

Students hone spelling skills and fine-tune their vocabulary knowledge in this engaging grammar worksheet!

Practice argumentative writing with this prompt about making Earth Day a national holiday. 

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Students explore nuance and shades of meaning with this engaging grammar worksheet!

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Give students practice using who and whom correctly in the context of written sentences with this helpful grammar worksheet!

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Students gain valuable practice understanding how words are related while building their vocabulary with this analogy worksheet.

Naming the function of clauses is as easy as pie in this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

Review common vocabulary words with this fun and creative color-by-number worksheet!

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Get middle schoolers talking about the nuance and connotation of words and how they affect the meaning of a sentence with this helpful worksheet.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.