8th Grade Reading and Literature Lesson Plans

Filter
Most Popular
Reading and Literature
8th Grade
Lesson Plans
(93) results found
  • Acrostic Poems

    LESSON PLANS

    Acrostic Poems

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

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Poetry
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • Poems, Poems, and More Poems

    LESSON PLANS

    Poems, Poems, and More Poems

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

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Poetry
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Birthday Buddies

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

    Subjects
    Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
    Books
    Literature
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

    In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

    Subjects
    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
    Discovery and Exploration
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • ACTIVITIES

    Shadow of a Bull

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

    Subjects:
    Literature
    Folk Tales
    Reading and Literature
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • Alliteration Always!

    LESSON PLANS

    Alliteration Always!

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

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Literary Style and Techniques
    Language Arts and Writing
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • If I Were in Charge of the World

    LESSON PLANS

    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…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Poetry
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • 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…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Poetry
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Left-Handers Are All Right

    Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a right-handed society. They…

    Subjects
    Science
    Human Body and Anatomy
    Human Biology
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Harry Potter Haiku

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

    Subjects
    Reading Comprehension
    Literature
    Teaching Harry Potter
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 10

    Week 10: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

    Subjects:
    Vocabulary
    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders

    LESSON PLANS

    We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders

    Study the civil rights movement in America through music and literature. In this lesson, students will read We Shall…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    African-American History
    Music and Songs
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Core Curriculum Guide

    WORKSHEETS

    Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Core Curriculum Guide

    Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Fiction
    U.S. Government
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    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
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Readers Theater Script: Zia

    By writing a Readers Theater script for Zia, by Scott O'Dell, students will learn about Zia and her brother. They…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Historical Fiction
    Literary Drama
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Holiday Poems

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

    Subjects
    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    Creative Writing
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 17

    Week 17: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

    Subjects:
    Vocabulary
    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 15

    Week 15: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

    Subjects:
    Vocabulary
    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 14

    Week 14: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

    Subjects:
    Vocabulary
    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 9

    Week 9: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

    Subjects:
    Vocabulary
    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER

  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 5

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

    Subjects:
    Vocabulary
    Reading Comprehension
    Language Arts and Writing
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • Cinquain Mosaics

    LESSON PLANS

    Cinquain Mosaics

    In this word processing activity, students learn about cinquains and write their own cinquain. Then they illustrate…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    Visual Arts
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • Matched Educator's Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    Matched Educator's Guide

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

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Science Fiction
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
  • Thirteen Reasons Why Educator's Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    Thirteen Reasons Why Educator's Guide

    This educator's guide to Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher includes activity and discussion prompts plus classroom…

    Subjects:
    Reading and Literature
    Novels
    Bullying
    Add to Folder
    		creative writing
    		children's book
    		activities
    		classroom tools
    		language arts and writing
    		vocabulary
    Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER
Register
loading gif