8th Grade Reading and Literature

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  • The Liver

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    The Liver

    Use this illustrated reading passage to teach pupils about the liver. After reading about the human body's largest…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Human Biology
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    Banning Harry Potter?

    The Harry Potter series has been banned from some schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Find out why some…

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    Banned Books and Censorship
    Teaching Harry Potter
    Literature
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  • You Are a Role Model: Teaching Advice

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    You Are a Role Model: Teaching Advice

    Learn how to be a good role model in this excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.

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    Children Depend on Us, So Be Dependable: Teaching Advice

    Rafe Esquith, gives advice on being dependable in your classroom, in this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.…

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  • Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak

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    Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak

    Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

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    Nonfiction Literature
    Literary Biographies
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  • The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet

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    The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet

    Students learn about life in medieval towns, as they read and complete the activities provided in this packet.…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Middle Ages
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  • Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

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    Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

    Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…

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    Historical Fiction
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  • The Magician's Elephant Teachers' Guide

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    The Magician's Elephant Teachers' Guide

    Use the discussion questions in this guide to engage pupils in a conversation about Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's…

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    Fiction
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  • At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui Discussion & Activity Guide

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    At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui Discussion & Activity Guide

    The remarkably preserved body of Lady Dai of Mawangdui provides many clues about daily life in ancient China. Use this…

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    Nonfiction Literature
    Literature
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  • Ruby Redfort Code-Breaking Kit

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    Ruby Redfort Code-Breaking Kit

    Host a Ruby Redfort event in your classroom or school library. Get your master code-crackers warmed up with some…

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    Detective and Mysteries
    Children's Book Characters
    Logic and Problem Solving
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  • Activity: Muscles and Movement

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    Activity: Muscles and Movement

    Familiarize students with the scientific names of muscles in the human body through this activity. Students will use an…

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    Library Resources
    Reading and Literature
    Musculoskeletal System
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  • Peak Student Pack

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    Peak Student Pack

    Take students on an adventure with these activities for Peak by Roland Smith. Students will research Mt. Everest, study…

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    Adventure
    Fiction
    Literature
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    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn -- Chapters Three and Four

    The excerpted chapters three and four of the The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn can be used to entice students into reading…

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    Historical Fiction
    Ancient Civilizations
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  • Black History Month Profiles: Great African American Poets

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    Black History Month Profiles: Great African American Poets from Across the Generations

    This collection of poems from three highly regarded and important African American poets focuses on groundbreaking poems…

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    Poetry
    Reading and Literature
    African Americans
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    Homesick: My Own Story

    Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.

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    Literature
    Literary Biographies
    Immigration
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    The Anne Frank and Miep Gies Connection

    Students learn about Miep Gies, a friend to Anne Frank's family, and then answer questions about her life.

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    Reading and Literature
    Literary Biographies
    Holocaust
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    Carleton Kendrick Ed.M., LCSW

    Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.

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  • Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

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    Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

    This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating…

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    Social Studies and History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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    An Interview with Jeff Kinney

    Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal.

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  • Librarian of Auschwitz Teaching Guide

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    Librarian of Auschwitz Teaching Guide

    Our Teacher Discussion Guide for Librarian of Auschwitz, a novel about a young girl in Auschwitz during the Holocaust,…

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    Holocaust
    World War II (1939-1945)
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  • Self-Assessments Packet

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    Self-Assessments Packet

    Self-Assessments Packet Self-assessments are an effective way to help your students grow as learners. When they are…

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    Reading and Literature
    Mathematics
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry

    Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…

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    Literature
    Poetry
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  • Chart, Two-Column

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    Chart, Two-Column

    A two-column chart can be used to organize ideas in any curriculum area.

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  • Alliteration Always!

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    Alliteration Always!

    For this PowerPoint project, students write alliterative sentences, type them on slides, and illustrate their work with…

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    Literary Style and Techniques
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