8th Grade Literature Lesson Plans

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Literature

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LESSON PLANS

Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan

Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of Hogwarts School.

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Teaching Harry Potter

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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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Inaugural Poetry

Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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GAMES AND APPS

Make a Harry Potter Board Game

Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the Harry Potter books.

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Literature

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Acrostic Poems

In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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Poems, Poems, and More Poems

In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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Birthday Buddies

Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.

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Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells

Books

Literature

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ACTIVITIES

Shadow of a Bull

Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska.

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Literature

Folk Tales

Reading and Literature

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If I Were in Charge of the World

In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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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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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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Harry Potter Haiku

Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Teaching Harry Potter

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International Cover Art for Harry Potter Lesson

Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the art and compare it to the…

Subjects

Literature

Fantasy Fiction

Teaching Harry Potter

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BOOK GUIDES

Matched Educator's Guide

This educator's guide to Matched by Ally Condie includes classroom lesson plans, writing prompts, research questions,…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Science Fiction

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WORKSHEETS

Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds

Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…

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Literature

Folk Tales

Fantasy Fiction

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MAPS

Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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LESSON PLANS

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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Acrostic Poem: Earth Day

In this printable computer activity, students practice formatting in word processing, as they create acrostic poems for…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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WORKSHEETS

Sirens Common Core Discussion & Activity Guide

This 34-page activity guide for Sirens by Janet Fox follows a 5 week course of study. Discussion questions, activities,…

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Reading Instruction

1920s

Suspense

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The Cadet of Tildor Teacher's Guide

This 32-page teacher's guide for The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell includes reading comprehension questions, higher…

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Reading Instruction

Fantasy Fiction

Suspense

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 2: Runes, Riddles, and a Ring of Power

Discover the magic of language in Tolkien's work and deepen students' understanding of the text with the supplemental…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Language Arts and Writing

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 5: "The Tides of Fate Are Flowing"

Explore the magical world of Tolkien with your class through the lesson planning resources in this teacher's guide for…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament

Examine the price of progress in The Lord of the Rings, Book Three, with the lesson planning resources in this printable…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Plants and Botany

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 7: Tolkien's Moral Universe

Discuss the intricacies of a classic tale of good versus evil with the guided questions in this lesson planning unit for…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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