7th and 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 6

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

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

Should all people have a right to internet access? Argue your stance in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle school!

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Help students hone spelling and vocabulary skills with this sweet, pastry-themed grammar worksheet! 

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

Students tap into their own inner wisdom by writing a letter about a current challenge they are facing, and then responding with advice, perspective, or insight.

Help students learn how to avoid informal language in their nonfiction writing with this helpful formal writing worksheet.

Have middle school students use these writing prompts as a jumping off point as they set out to write an informational essay.

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

Students design a pet rock and use rhetorical appeals to convince their class to choose it as a mascot!

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

Help middle school students learn to determine the different shades of meaning of related words with this language and vocabulary worksheet!

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!

Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Give this adjective-filled handout to students as a reference document they can refer to now and save for later!

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!

When writing an informational essay, start with gathering information with the help of this research graphic organizer template.

Unlock the secret to words like “physics” and “aerial!” Expand your vocabulary with this matching worksheet for common Greek roots.

Hone spelling skills with this word search puzzle featuring a unique collection of commonly misspelled words!

Encourage word sense, connotation, and wordplay with this creative worksheet where students personify a vocabulary word!

Use this graphic organizer to help students build critical thinking skills as they plan an argumentative essay about whether people or organizations should be allowed to do certain things.

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Practice differentiating between commonly confused words while exploring our nation's capital with this spelling worksheet!