Grade 8
Outcomes
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Reading Literature
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Key Ideas and Details
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8.RL.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.Examples
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8.RL.2
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Craft and Structure
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8.RL.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.Examples
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8.RL.4
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Key Ideas and Details
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Reading Informational
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Key Ideas and Details
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8.RI.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.Examples
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8.RI.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.Examples
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8.RI.3
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).Examples
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8.RI.1
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Craft and Structure
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8.RI.5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.Examples
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8.RI.5
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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8.RI.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.Examples
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8.RI.8
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Key Ideas and Details
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Language
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Conventions of Standard English
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8.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.Play Activities 196Examples
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8.L.1.a
Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.Examples
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8.L.1.b
Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.Examples
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8.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.Examples
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8.L.2.a
Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.Examples
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8.L.2.c
Spell correctly.Play Activities 129Examples
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8.L.1
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Knowledge of Language
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8.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.Examples
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8.L.3
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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8.L.4.a
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Examples
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8.L.4.b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).Examples
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8.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.Examples
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8.L.5.a
Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.Examples
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8.L.5.b
Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.Examples
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8.L.5.c
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).Examples
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8.L.4.a
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Conventions of Standard English