8th Grade English Language Arts Worksheets : Page 8

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

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

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, students will practice their narrative writing techniques as they draft a story about their favorite person

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

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

Motivate readers to read more and track their reading habits with this simple and engaging reading log!

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

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

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

Explore new vocabulary words in a fun and memorable way with this Vocabulary Acrostic graphic organizer!

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Use this eighth-grade grammar and punctuation worksheet to give students practice determining if ellipses are used correctly in quotations pulled from nonfictions texts.

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

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about giving middle school students access to recess!

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer reading requirements!

Help students better understand what it means to have a topic with a broad scope versus a narrow scope with this helpful worksheet! 

Students will use this fun graphic organizer to help them plan their own podcast to perfection! 

Use this worksheet to help middle-school writers correctly use ellipses to indicate a pause in narrative dialogue.

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

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!