8th Grade Reading and Literature

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  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 5

    Week 4: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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  • The Boy Who Saved Baseball

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    The Boy Who Saved Baseball

    Explore teaching activities to be used with The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter.

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    Literature
    Baseball
    Reading and Literature
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    Harry Potter Character Posters

    Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.

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    Reading and Literature
    Fiction
    Literary Style and Techniques
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    Reading and Defining Poetry

    By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.

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    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    Literary Style and Techniques
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    Holiday Poems

    Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa," or "Hanukkah." This is…

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    Poetry
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  • BOOK GUIDES

    A Year Down Yonder Curriculum Connections

    This list of suggestions will help you to integrate A Year Down Yonder with other subjects such as math, social studies,…

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    Fiction
    Social Studies and History
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

    Students create a script for The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, the story of Kit, who immigrates…

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    Reading and Literature
    Historical Fiction
    American History/U.S. History
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    Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain

    Students develop a script for Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, the story of an apprentice who becomes involved with…

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    Historical Fiction
    American Revolution (1775-1781)
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    Readers Theater Script: The House of Sixty Fathers

    Readers Theater script ideas for The House of Sixty Fathers, by Meindert DeJong. This is the story of Tien Pao and his…

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    Reading and Literature
    Historical Fiction
    Literary Drama
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Inside the Newbery Award Committee

    Find out what it is like to be a judge for the Newbery Awards for outstanding children's literature.

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    Award and Prize Winners
    Literature
    Reading and Literature
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Literature that Deals with Love and Friendship

    The children's books in this list deal with the topics of love and friendship.

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    Reading and Literature
    Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Literature that Deals Safely with Fears

    A list of literature that deals with a child's fears.

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    Reading and Literature
    Fiction
    Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature
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  • Infobiographical Infographic Review Handout

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    Infobiographical Infographic Review Handout

    This handout accompanies the Infobiographical FutureFit Project, and should be used by students as a guide for reviewing…

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  • Sinking the Sultana Teaching Guide Cover Image

    BOOK GUIDES

    Sinking the Sultana Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for Sinking the Sultana , a recount of the sinking of the steam-powered paddleboat Sultana during…

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    Reading and Literature
    Children's Book
    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
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  • The Wonderling Teaching Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    The Wonderling Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for The Wonderling , a fantastical adventure, includes discussion questions. These discussion…

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    Children's Book
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  • REFERENCE

    1972 Ice Hockey: Team Canada vs. USSR

    Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…

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    Sports
    History of USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
    Canada
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  • GAMES AND APPS

    Scrabble Champions Tournament

    Read about the Scrabble Champions Tournament and learn about history and trivia of this fun word game.

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    Social Studies and History
    Award and Prize Winners
    Literature
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  • REFERENCE

    The Stanley Cup

    Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…

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    Sports
    Award and Prize Winners
    Physical Education and Fitness
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  • REFERENCE

    John Keats - Biography & Activities

    Study the life and work of John Keats, one of the greatest 19th-century English poets. This resource includes…

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    Literature
    Poetry
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    Salman Rushdie Biography

    Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.

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    Literature
    Reading and Literature
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  • REFERENCE

    Robert Bruce's March To Bannockburn

    Study the Battle of Bannockburn through this poem by Robert Burns.

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    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    Social Studies and History
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    James Bond - Fictional Character Biography & Activities

    Read a biography of the fictional secret agent James Bond – created by Ian Fleming – to learn more about this…

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    Adventure
    Children's Book Characters
    Fiction
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  • REFERENCE

    Sir Thomas More Biography

    Sir Thomas More is a Catholic saint. Read this biography to learn more about the life and death of this British writer…

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    Religion
    Literature
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    Harriet Beecher Stowe Biography

    Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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    Slavery in United States
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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