8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 5

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

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

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

In this reading and writing worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their less familiar antonyms.

Students gain valuable practice understanding how words are related while building their vocabulary with this analogy worksheet.

Invite learners to research Ramadan and record their findings using this festive research template!

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

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

Support budding authors in developing their informational writing voice with this writing worksheet.

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.

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.

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

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

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

This engaging set of anagram puzzles is a fun way for learners to sharpen their spelling skills while working their problem-solving abilities!

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

Get middle schoolers talking about the nuance and connotation of words and how they affect the meaning of a sentence with this helpful worksheet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

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

Identify restrictive and nonrestrictive elements and add commas as needed in this essential grammar worksheet!

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

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build their vocabulary and language skills.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new words with this creative vocabulary quilt activity!