RL.8.3 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3
:"Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
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Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!
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Literary Response Prompt: Characters
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Literary Response Prompt: Characters
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.
6th Grade
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Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
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Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!
7th Grade
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Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
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Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!
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Reading Comprehension: The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child
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Reading Comprehension: The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child
Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!
8th Grade
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Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
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Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text.
6th Grade
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Novel Discussion Guide for Parents
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Novel Discussion Guide for Parents
Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!
6th Grade
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Novel Discussion Guide for Teachers
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Novel Discussion Guide for Teachers
Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.
6th Grade
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #1
This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–5 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.
7th Grade
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Youth” by Isaac Asimov
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Youth” by Isaac Asimov
Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!
8th Grade
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #2
Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #3
Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 12–17 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #4
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Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #4
Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.
7th Grade
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Character Analysis Graphic Organizer
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Character Analysis Graphic Organizer
Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.
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Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Post-Reading Response Prompts
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Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Post-Reading Response Prompts
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.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #1
Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #3
Use this final discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapter 15 through the end of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Post-Reading Response Prompts
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Post-Reading Response Prompts
After reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, have students reflect on the novel and record their responses to these post-reading writing prompts!
7th Grade
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Railway Children
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Railway Children
Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.
8th Grade
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #1
Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #2
Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins!
7th Grade
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Prince and the Pauper
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Prince and the Pauper
Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #4
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #4
Use this discussion guide to engage learners in meaningful dialogue after they've read chapters 14–18 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #6
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #6
Use this reading guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about the final chapters of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #1
Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2
Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.
7th Grade
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Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #3
Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.
7th Grade
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Plot Development in Little Women
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Plot Development in Little Women
Use this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women to help your middle schooler analyze plot development!
8th Grade
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
6th Grade
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After-Reading Response Choice Board: Fiction Text
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After-Reading Response Choice Board: Fiction Text
Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!
6th Grade
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