Middle School English Language Arts Resources : Page 17

Have students compare and contrast fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Use this reading survey to get to know your students’ reading habits and encourage them to reflect on their relationship with reading.

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt.

Help students build their vocabulary and language skills with this helpful grammar worksheet! 

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

In this eighth-grade grammar and mechanics worksheet, students will learn how to use an ellipsis to indicate an omission when quoting from a text!

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

Practice argumentative writing with this Earth Day-themed prompt about tourism's impact on the environment. 

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

Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Use this fun creative writing prompt and accompanying rubric to inspire budding authors and help them hone their narrative writing skills.

Get readers to track the books they’re reading throughout the year with this fun visual reading log!

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

Help students clarify the meaning of their sentences and improve their writing by learning to identify and avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 9–14 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water. 

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

In this fall-themed worksheet, students will practice identifying the relationships between words by completing a series of analogies. 

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

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!

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from chapters 7–12 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Get a leap on spelling skills this February with this leap year-inspired word search puzzle!

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts! 

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!

Use this guide to promote in-depth discussion after students have finished reading chapters 10–13 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.