8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 5

Use this sixth-grade graphic organizer worksheet to plan an argumentative essay about whether more should be done to solve a problem facing our society.

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

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

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.

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

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

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

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

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!

Give students practice changing passive voice to active voice with this eighth-grade grammar and writing worksheet! 

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

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about allowing teachers to hold classes outdoors!

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

Give students some fun summer-themed spelling practice with this unique and engaging word search!

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

Introduce students to the power of self-appreciation with this inspiring writing activity!

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

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

Use this middle school worksheet to introduce learners to the MLA 8th edition format for citing sources and writing a bibliography.

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

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

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

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

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