8th Grade English Language Arts Worksheets : Page 8

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

Learners will practice placing either one or two dashes, as directed, in given sentences to indicate a pause or break as appropriate.

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

In this eighth-grade grammar worksheet, learners will read sentences and determine whether the underlined section is written in active or passive voice.

Explore summer-themed hink pink riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet! 

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a harrowing experience at a baseball game!

Give your learners fun practice identifying hyperboles with this sweet figurative language maze.

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build their vocabulary and language skills.

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build their vocabulary and language skills. 

Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a peculiar find at the beach following a storm!

Help students better understand what it means to have a topic with a broad scope versus a narrow scope with this helpful worksheet! 

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Help budding authors practice giving personality to their narrative writing with the exercises in this writing worksheet.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new words with this creative vocabulary quilt activity!

Motivate readers to read more and track their reading habits with this simple and engaging reading log!

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun, seasonal figurative language maze.

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

Are kids today spending enough time outdoors?  Make your case in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle grades!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.