8th Grade Reading Comprehension

Activating Prior Knowledge

A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading strategy Help your students be good readers with…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Visualizing

Learn and apply this critical reading instruction strategy Visualizing refers to our ability to create pictures in our…

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Reading Comprehension

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Who Am I: Character Traits Worksheet

Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Identify Story Elements Lesson

The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in reading comprehension,…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Reading Comprehension

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Five Elements of Plot Graphic Organizer for Language Arts

Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…

Five Elements of a Plot

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

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"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable

Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…

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Reading

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer

An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

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Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…

Event Map

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Use a printable that contains instructions for using a story pyramid to describe important information from a story,…

Story Pyramid

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 1

Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Question-Answer Relationships

Question-Answer Relationships, or QAR, is a reading comprehension strategy developed to encourage students to be active,…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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Three choice boards to support middle school students to demonstrate reading comprehension

English Language Arts Choice Board: Middle School Short Stories

This resource contains three different choice boards that align with “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, “The Fun…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Writing

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ASSESSMENT

Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation

The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 19

Week 19: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Comprehension

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Independent Reading Guide: Poetry

Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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Discussion Questions for Any Book

Use the questions on this printable sheet to discuss any book your students might be studying. They will practice…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Reading Comprehension

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Civil and Human Rights Discussion Guide

Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers suggestions for talking to your students about civil and human…

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Reading Comprehension

Culture and Diversity

Teaching about Racism, Prejudice & Discrimination in America

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Write a Harry Potter Script

Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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The Golden Bull Discussion Guide

Encourage critical thinking and discussion about life in ancient Mesopotamia with the comprehension questions in this…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Ancient History

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Cause and Effect Organizer

Use this graphic organizer while teaching any subject to help your students understand the cause and effect. This…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details

The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text that is being read.…

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Reading Comprehension

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Reading

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