8th Grade Reading Worksheets : Page 3

Use this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women to help your middle schooler analyze plot development!

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Support key literacy skills with these discussion questions as students continue their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Children revisit Bram Stoker's classic Dracula novel from the perspective of two other characters in this creative writing exercise.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Use these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! 

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.