8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 11

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze.

Use this eighth-grade grammar and punctuation worksheet to give students practice determining if ellipses are used correctly in quotations pulled from nonfictions texts.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Explore summer-themed hink pink riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet! 

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day-themed adventure!

Invite students to inventory their vocabulary knowledge with this adaptable graphic organizer!

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for eighth grade!

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 12–17 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Practice completing analogies with this summer-themed grammar worksheet!

Help students build their vocabulary and language skills with this helpful grammar worksheet! 

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Invite learners to get creative with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day parade!

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a visit to a haunted house!

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this fun, summer-themed writing prompt about finding something mysterious buried in the sand!

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

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

Explore new vocabulary words in a fun and memorable way with this Vocabulary Acrostic graphic organizer!

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

Encourage students to reflect on their reading identities and set a realistic reading goal with this helpful reading survey!

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

In this eighth-grade grammar and mechanics worksheet, students will learn how to use an ellipsis to indicate an omission when quoting from a text!

Use this fun creative writing prompt and accompanying rubric to inspire budding authors and help them hone their narrative writing skills.

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking writing prompt about leap year!

After reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, have students reflect on the novel and record their responses to these post-reading writing prompts!