Teaching 8th Grade Grammar & Writing

Maximum Impact

If you’re ready to help your 8th-grade students become the best writers they can be, Maximum Impact is the program for you. This grammar and writing resource guides students through the process of shaping and improving their writing by maximizing the clarity, coherence, and overall effectiveness of their words, sentences, and paragraphs.

3 Simple Truths and 6 Essential Traits of Powerful Writing - Developing

Empower your students and facilitate their progress with this writing program for 8th-grade students. Clear and achievable objectives provide immediate and ongoing feedback on how well each student is doing and what remains to be done. Instructional material and rich exercises steer students from the introduction to the mastery of each trait, making them the powerful writers they can be.

10 Days To A+ Grammar

Are you looking for quick, ready-made grammar lesson plans for the middle school classroom? Then check out 10 Days to A+ Grammar! Each guide provides you with 10 days of class material that can stand alone or reinforce your existing grammar curriculum. Detailed instructions, examples, and exercises will help you teach and reinforce new and challenging grammar rules.

Mastery of English Grammar and Mechanics

Identify and correct common grammar and mechanics problems quickly and efficiently with Mastery of Grammar and Mechanics: An Individualized Program. Twelve of the most troubling grammar areas for students, including parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, and punctuation, are clearly explained in targeted lessons with multiple practice exercises and mastery tests.

Posters

Decorate your classroom with colorful posters designed to inform your middle school students about grammar and writing rules.

Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle

Jane Bell Kiester’s books are a great alternative to skill-and-drill grammar practice and a creative way to generate enthusiasm for learning. Using classroom-proven soap opera plots, students are given a sentence riddled with grammar mistakes. As students work to correct grammar as quickly as possible, the teacher moves among them and calls out “Caught’ya!” when a student has missed an error. Each book includes answer keys, plot outlines, and spin-off activities.

Grammar Wars

This unique approach to grammar instruction will get your 8th-grade students out of their seats and vying against each other for a better understanding of language and grammar. Filled with over 175 exciting and different improvisational games, these books are a great resource to add to your bag of tricks.

Sentence Composing for Middle School

In this book, Don Killgallon presents all-new writing exercises designed specifically for middle school students. This workbook asks students to analyze and imitate the sentence styles of professional writers, making the sentence composing process enjoyable and challenging.