8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 2

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

How can you show love to your friends and family? Get students thinking deeply with this Easter-themed writing prompt!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.

Practice differentiating between commonly confused words with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

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.

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

Incorporate spelling practice into your St. Patrick's Day celebrations with this fun word search activity!

Brush up on some St. Patrick's Day-themed spelling words with this creative word search activity!

Celebrate Earth Day with an engaging word search activity that reinforces spelling skills!

Let your learner try their hand at 15 rhyming riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet!

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Give students an opportunity to flex their descriptive writing muscles with another engaging picture prompt!

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

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

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

Learn about invasive species—non-native species that cause harm to native ecosystems—with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Help middle school students strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this one-page worksheet on shades of meaning! 

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

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!

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

Give students extra practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

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

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!