8th Grade Antics

Night Word Search with 18 words (great for after a test!)

Night wrap up- a quick 5-10 minute activity to use at the close of the novel

This is a great resource to incorporate point of view. Students discuss literary elements of the story from two different points of view- the main character (Eli) and how the plot unfolded from his perspective, and the plot as told by the Nazi soldiers...

These comprehension and vocabulary questions go along with each section of Night. The page numbers correlate with the edition our school uses (which has connected readings at the end). If you use a different edition, you can edit the page numbers to suit...

Natural Disasters Word Search with 15 words (great for after a test!)

After researching and reading about 5 different natural disasters, I used this as the culminating project/assessment for my mini unit. Students have to design a one pager about one specific natural disaster we learned about. They must include specific...

This activity asks students to create a comic strip about one natural disaster (we learned about 5 different ones in the unit I teach). They must describe the causes, effects, and what it looks like when it is occurring. In this resource you will find a...

Messenger Word Search with 15 words (great for after a test!)

Messenger wrap up- a quick 5-10 minute activity to use at the close of the novel

These are the vocabulary words that coincide with my guided reading question packet that are on my unit test.

There are several versions of BINGO cards. I use these to review the vocabulary that is on the Messenger Unit Test. The cards have both terms and definitions on them, so students will get practice knowing the definitions both ways. These vocab words...

Unit test that includes 15 vocabulary questions, 15 multiple choice questions, and 4 short response questions.