8th Grade Reading Resources : Page 5

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

Use this guide to encourage critical thinking and literacy development as students read the final passages in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and filmed versions of the story!

After finishing Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students explore the role that resistance played in the Holocaust.

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, reflect on some of Anne's heartfelt and meaningful quotes in this post-reading activity.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

After finishing Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember, give readers a chance to act as a reporter in order to share the story with the public!

Read and answer comprehension questions about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic narrative poem "Paul Revere’s Ride."

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Anne Shirley from L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

After finishing the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students explore the world of nonrenewable and renewable energy.

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Jonas from The Giver.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ivan from The One and Only Ivan.

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of the first part of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of the next part of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 8-11 of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.

Individualize middle-grade learning experiences with this fun reading response choice board!

Read all about the origins of Oregon’s fascinating Wizard Island in this engaging passage!

Discover the science experiment that tested whether humans could survive in an isolated ecosystem in this fascinating passage!

Discover the creatures that light up the dark night and the depths of the oceans!

Visit the crashing waters of the mighty Iguazú Falls in this middle school passage!

Make sense of the microorganisms and microbiome in your body!

Discover the fascinating history of New Mexico’s Sky City in this middle school worksheet!