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8th Grade Reading Comprehension Success Lesson Plan8th Grade Reading Comprehension Success Lesson Plan
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8th Grade Reading Comprehension Success

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Augment your eighth grade language arts curriculum with a thorough set of reading comprehension activities and assessments. Focusing on a variety of skills, including vocabulary in context, text structure, main idea, and author's style, the packet offers something for everyone pursuing the goal of literacy.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, active reading, main ideas, Vocabulary, context clues, fact and opinion, chronological order, text structure, compare and contrast, cause and effect, point of view, word choice, author's style, tone, aristotle's appeals

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Find the parts of the packet that are most relevant to your current curriculum, or use the packet as a whole reading comprehension unit
  • Save worksheets for your substitute teacher days to supplement your daily lessons
  • Include worksheets in language arts homework packets

Classroom Considerations

  • Most of the activities include multiple choice questions, which may limit the amount of critical thinking for your class
  • Though the resource is designed for eighth grade, it works well for older learners in need of review, or younger learners in need of a challenge

Pros

  • Covers many aspects of language arts with guided practice and assessment
  • Comes with a comprehensive list of recommended texts for eighth graders, including science fiction, magazines, and autobiographies

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.5 RL.8.10

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