Language Arts Standards Grade 8

8/3/2019 Language Arts Standards Grade 8

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What our students should know by the end of 8th grade in:

Reading

Writing

ListeningSpeaking


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Reading - Word Analysis

Read grade level text fluently.

Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors,

and similes for meaning.R 1.1

Know history of the English language.R 1.2

Use correct word meanings and show

ability to verify those meanings by

defining, restating, providing examples,

or by comparing and contrasting.R 1.3


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ReadingComprehension

Analyze proposition text.R 2.2

Determine if summary captures main ideas

of original text.R 2.4

Explain complex technical directions.R 2.5

Support decision and/or solve a problem

using the support of consumer, workplace,

or public documents.R 2.6

Evaluate unity, coherence, logic, internal

consistency, and structural patterns of text.R 2.7


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Literary Response & Analysis

Evaluate the structure of the plot.R 3.2

Analyze relevance of setting.R 3.4

Identify literary devices that define a

writers style and use to interpret.R 3.6


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Writing StrategiesCreate compositions with coherent thesis

and conclusion.W 1.1

Write coherent paragraphs.W 1.2

Use analogies, paraphrases, quotations,

opinions to support thesis or conclusions.W 1.3

Review writing for consistency.W 1.6

Writing Applications

Write biographies and narratives.W 2.1

Write responses to literature.W 2.2

Write research reports.W 2.3

Write persuasive compositions.W 2.4

Write career development reports.W 2.5

Write technical documents.W 2.6


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English ConventionsUse varied sentence types for style.

LC 1.1

Identify and use parallelism.LC 1.2

Use devices to clearly identify the

relationship between ideas.LC 1.3

Edit to ensure correct grammar.LC 1.4

Use correct punctuation and

capitalization.LC 1.5

Use correct spelling.LC 1.6


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Listening & Speaking

Analyze oral interpretations.1.1

Paraphrase a speakers purpose.1.2

Organize information for purpose.1.3

Prepare a speech outline.1.4

Use precise language.1.5

Use appropriate grammar.

1.6

Use audience feedback.

1.7

Evaluate credibility of speaker.

1.8

Incorporate graphics with text.

1.9

Deliver narrative presentations.

2.1

Deliver oral response to literature.

2.2

Deliver research presentations.

2.3

Deliver persuasive presentations.

2.4

Recite poems, speeches, etc.

2.5


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How you can help your young person at home

with reading and writing.

Reading

Encourage your child to read aloud to you.

Read to and with your child regularly.

Visit the library and/or bookstore with your child on a regular

basis.

Ask your child interesting questions after reading a story and talkabout the characters, events, and ideas.

Encourage your child to ask you questions about what was read. Encourage your child to read nonfiction, informational materials

on many topics.

Help your child gain access to reference materials (for example, a

dictionary, an atlas, encyclopedias).

Schedule a family reading time in which everyone is reading. Have your child read every night for 30 minutes.

Share newspaper articles with your child and discuss the events.

Writing

Encourage your child to keep a diary and/or a vacation journal. Have your child use a computer for writing, using various fonts,

margins, spell-check, editing procedures, and graphics. Encourage your child to write thank-you notes, letters and

e-mail messages. Encourage your child to provide interesting oral summaries

of movies or television programs. Have family discussions about things you read together. Encourage your child to listen to the opinions of others.

Revised July2011

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Language Arts Standards Grade 8