8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 4

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

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

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

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

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Learners analyze words to find the shared Greek or Latin affix. The more affixes they can learn, the more their vocabulary will improve!

Dive into the meaning of Latin roots with this vocabulary-building matching activity!

Students have another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

How can you care for your community? Get students thinking deeply with this engaging Ramadan-themed writing prompt!

Should schools be limited to a certain number of snow days? Learners write an argumentative response to this winter-themed writing prompt!

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

Practice using a tricky punctuation mark: the colon!

Enjoy spelling practice alongside your Presidents' Day celebrations with this fun word search activity!

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

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Students learn how writers use verb moods in sentences to indicate the purpose or attitude of the speaker and practice using the different verb moods in context.

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

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

Give students more fun Valentine's Day spelling practice with this unique and engaging word search!

Give students hands-on editing practice with this grammar worksheet all about parallel structure!

Get more practice spelling with plurals and possessives in this middle school grammar worksheet!

Learners will love thinking and writing creatively with this fun, seasonal writing prompt inspired by St. Patrick's Day!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

With this middle-school revision checklist, students will be guided to review their informational writing with a critical eye in order to improve their writing.