8th Grade Other (ELA) Handouts
Basketball Coloring Sheet(Do You Know Your State Capitals?)
By Gail Hennessey
This Basketball Fun coloring sheet involves students identifying state capitals. Then, using the capital key, students color the coloring sheet according to the colors needed for each capital city. The activity is a great following direction activity, too!
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander BUNDLE of Resources
By Ms. J's ELA
This bundle should accompany Kwame Alexander's novel The Door of No Return. The story is not included in this resource.
This bundle includes:
- Chapter Vocabulary Lists
- Chapter Vocabulary Quizlet Links
- Google Form Vocabulary Tests
- A Reading Journal with 8 Prompts
- A Thorough Study Guide with Middle School English Vocabulary Embedded (personification, summarize, simile, etc.)
- A Final Writing Project Including Research
- A Final Writing Project Rubric
BONUS: Two prompts and worksheets for a socratic seminar discussion regarding the book.
These resources cover everything you could need for a unit about this novel.
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Reading Journal
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany Kwame Alexander's novel The Door of No Return. There are 8 journal prompts total. One should be completed before starting the story, and one after finishing the story. Cover pages are included. This resource contains 18 PDF pages. 9 sheets are in color, and 9 are black/white.
The questions in this journal are related to the story. They ask students to predict, characterize, think about text structure and author's choice, and compare this story to others about slavery. There are many lines for students to use while journaling to organize their writing.
Basketball Coloring Sheet(Do You Know Your State Capitals?)
By Gail Hennessey
This Basketball Fun coloring sheet involves students identifying state capitals. Then, using the capital key, students color the coloring sheet according to the colors needed for each capital city. The activity is a great following direction activity, too!
Reading Response Self-Assessment Checklist - EDITABLE - Color - Black and White
By Christina Bush
Reading Responses are a great way to assess student comprehension, writing skills, grammar skills, and so much more - all in one assignment! They can work with novel studies, short stories, or any written literature or nonfiction text.
But do your students really know what they need to do to complete your reading responses? With this checklist, there is no question about it! Students know EXACTLY what you're looking for and EXACTLY what is expected of them.
Each checklist includes:
- RACE Components
- Grammar Components (conventions and usage; spelling, capitalization, and punctuation)
- Grammar skill assessment
This resource is 100% EDITABLE - so you can add, remove, and alter the components to best fit the needs of your classroom!
Four checklists fit on each page for easy printing - color or black and white options available!
Resource Includes:
- Cover page
- Table of Contents
- Note to the Teacher
- Color Checklists (4 to a page)
- Black & White Checklists (4 to a page)
- Terms of Use
- More Resources
- Thank You
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Starbooks Virtual Book Tasting with Verse Novels
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Covering The Scarlet Letter? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is for you, focusing on Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel The Scarlet Letter it includes an introduction power point, flip book study guide, characterization flip book, graphic organizers, and a film analysis worksheet.
The Crucible complete teaching unit
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This includes a power point, study guide, graphic organizers, characterization flipbook, and film analysis. Five products bundled together around the classic play The Crucible. * The Study Guide is the Google Drive version. You must have Google Drive to access it.
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Includes prompts for writing informative and argumentative essays. Also includes writing powerpoints, outlines, and rubrics
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This is a complete unit on Romeo and Juliet.
In this bundle you will find the following:
- Romeo and Juliet study guide flip book
-Romeo and Juliet Characterization flipbook
- Romeo and Juliet Escape Room
- Romeo and Juliet Jeopardy Powerpoint
- Romeo and Juliet Quizzes for each Act
- Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary quiz
- Shakespeare Tragedies powerpoint
- Romeo and Juliet Graphic Organizers
-Film Adaptation Worksheet
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Julius Caesar Bundle: Complete Teaching Unit
By Educate and Create
Covers the entire play! Contains the following
Julius Caesar Interactive flipbook
Julius Caesar Vocabulary
Julius Caesar Interactive Characterization Flipbook
Antony/ Brutus Speeches Compare and Contrast
Julius Caesar Escape Room
Julius Caesar Act 1 Quiz
Julius Caesar Act 2 Quiz
Julius Caesar Act 3 Quiz
Julius Caesar Act 4 Quiz
Julius Caesar Act 5 Quiz
Shakespeare Tragedies
Pride and Prejudice Complete Teacher's Unit
By Educate and Create
Covering the Pride and Prejudice? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning fun and easy for your students.
Complete Unit.
Covers the entire novel of Pride and Prejudice
Great for differentiation.
Includes:
Pride and Prejudice Flip book Study Guide
Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary Quizzes
Pride and Prejudice Characterization Flip book
Pride and Prejudice Introduction Power Point
Pride and Prejudice Graphic Organizers
Pride and Prejudice Escape Room
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Covering the Hamlet? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning Shakespeare fun and easy for your students.
Complete Unit.
Covers the entire play of Hamlet !
Includes Graphic Organizers, Video Clips, Quizzes, a Game, Flip books, and MORE!
Great for differentiation.
Includes:
⭐Shakespeare Tragedies (All Plays)
⭐Hamlet Study Guide
⭐Hamlet Characterization Flip book
⭐Hamlet Vocabulary and Quiz
⭐To Be or Not To Be Soliloquy Analysis
⭐Hamlet Escape Room
⭐Hamlet Acts 1-5 Quizzes
⭐Analyzing Song Lyrics for Ophelia
⭐Film Adaptation Wkst (Any Novel)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- Complete Teacher's Unit
By Educate and Create
Covering The Boy in the Striped Pajamas? Don't know where to start? We have you covered! This bundle includes six different products to help: an introduction power point, a holocaust web quest, a study guide, a characterization flip book, graphic organizers, and a film analysis. Great for differentiated instruction!
*Study Guide and Characterization flipbook are both the Google Drive Version; however, to access them you will need to click on the bonus file and follow the links.
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Covering The Kite Runner? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is just for your! Includes a Introduction Power Point, study guide, graphic organizers, film analysis, novel project choice board, and characterization flip book. Great for differentiation.
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In need of engaging activities for a novel study? Teaching Frankenstein but don't know where to get started? We bundled some of our best resources here for Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein (also known as The Modern Prometheus) to help you and your students have a successful novel study.
Frankenstein Introduction Power Point which introduces your students to concepts and themes present within the text.
Frankenstein Flipbook Study Guide ensures your students are keeping track with key ideas and details of the text.
Frankenstein Characterization flipbook ensures your students understand characterization and character development.
Graphic Organizers for ANY Novel! ensures your students are keeping track of the Plot, Vocabulary, Theme, Symbols, and aid in comprehension of the text.
Film Analysis Worksheet for Novels Helps your students analyze one of the many Frankenstein Films.
Midsummer Night's Dream Bundle: Complete Teaching Unit
By Educate and Create
Looking to differentiate instruction? Get students excited and moving? All while teaching Shakespeare. Look no further.
The Midsummer Night's Dream Complete Teaching Unit includes everything you need for a fun, interactive, and student-centered unit around this play. It includes a flip book study guide, flip book characterization book, an escape room, an introduction to Shakespearean comedies power point, a quiz for each Act, and two soliloquy analysis worksheets . Answer keys are also included.
By Educate and Create
Shakespeare Ultimate Bundle. Includes resources for the following plays: Hamlet, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and The Twelfth Night. Great for covering Shakespeare at multiple grade levels or multiple plays. Includes different activities, study guides, games, and more. Works great as a school resource.
As You Like It- Complete Teacher's Unit
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Covering the As You Like It? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning Shakespeare fun and easy for your students.
Complete Unit.
Covers the entire play of As You Like It !
Great for differentiation.
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Looking for an engaging way to cover the novel 1984? Look no further! This is a GROWING bundle for the classic novel 1984. Great activities to go alongside the novel and incorporate differentiation in your classroom to meet the needs of multiple learners. Includes an intorduction powerpoint, a characterization flipbook, a study guide, graphic organizers, and a film adaptation worksheet. All of which can be used in TeachShare Digital Activities for distance learning!
Much Ado About Nothing Bundle: Complete Teacher Unit
By Educate and Create
Complete Teaching Unit for Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing.
Everything you need to cover the entire play with your students. Comes complete with answer keys. Differentiated instruction to ensure comprehension to meet your students needs.
Includes:
Much Ado About Nothing Context Powerpoint
Much Ado About Nothing Interactive Flipbook
Much Ado About Nothing Escape Room
Much Ado About Nothing Characterization
Much Ado About Nothing Act 1 Quiz
Much Ado About Nothing Act 2 quiz
Much Ado About Nothing Act 3 Quiz
Much Ado About Nothing Act 4 Quiz
Much Ado About Nothing Act 5 Quiz
Much Ado About Nothing : Benedick Soliloquy Analysis
Shakespeare Comedies Power point
Much Ado About Nothing Final Project and Rubric