R E A D I N G

Word Study

R.WS.08.01 Use word structure, sentence structure, and prediction to aid in decoding
and understanding the meanings of words encountered in context.

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R.WS.08.02 Use structural, syntactic, and semantic analysis to recognize unfamiliar words
in context (e.g., idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer, history of the English
language, common word origins, syllabication).

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R.WS.08.03 Recognize frequently encountered words automatically (“automatically”
should be defined in the glossary).

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R.WS.08.04 Know the meaning of frequently encountered words in written and oral
contexts (research to support specific words).

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R.WS.08.05 Apply strategies to construct meaning and identify unknown words.

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R.WS.08.06 Read fluently eighth grade level texts (increasingly demanding texts read
with fluency as the year proceeds).

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R.WS.08.07 Use strategies (e.g., prior knowledge, text features, structures) and authentic
content-related resources to determine the meaning of words and phrases in
context (e.g., historical terms, content area vocabulary, literary terms).

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Narrative Text

R.NT.08.01 Investigate through classic and contemporary literature recognized for
quality and literary merit various examples of distortion and stereotypes such as those
associated with gender, race, culture, age, class, religion, and other individual differences.

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R.NT.08.02 Analyze elements and style of narrative genres (e.g., historical fiction,
science fiction, realistic fiction).

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R.NT.08.03 Analyze the role of rising and falling actions, minor characters in relation to
conflict, and credibility of the narrator.

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R.NT.08.04 Analyze how authors use symbolism, imagery, and consistency to develop
credible narrators, rising and falling actions and minor characters.

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Informational Text

R.IT.08.01 Analyze elements and style of informational genre (e.g., comparative essays,
newspaper writing, technical writing, persuasive essays).

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R.IT.08.02 Analyze organizational patterns (e.g., theory, evidence, sequence).

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R.IT.08.03 Explain how authors use text features to enhance the understanding of
central, key, and supporting ideas (e.g., illustrations, author’s pages, prefaces, marginal
notes).

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Comprehension

R.CM.08.01 Connect personal knowledge, experience, and understanding of the world
to themes and perspectives in the text.

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R.CM.08.02 Read, retell, and summarize grade level appropriate narrative and informational texts.

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R.CM.08.03 State global themes, universal truths, and principles within and across texts
to create a deeper understanding.

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R.CM.08.04 Apply significant knowledge from what has been read in grade level appropriate
science and social studies texts.

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Metacognition

R.MT.08.01 Independently self-monitor comprehension when reading or listening to
text by automatically using and discussing the strategies used by mature readers to
increase comprehension and engage in interpretative discussions (e.g., predicting, constructing
mental images representing ideas in text questioning, rereading or listening again
if uncertain about meaning, inferring, summarizing).

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R.MT.08.02 Plan, monitor, regulate, and evaluate skills, strategies, and processes for their
ownreading comprehension by applying appropriate metacognitive skills.

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Critical Standards

R.CS.08.01 Evaluate the appropriateness of shared, individual, and expert standards based on purpose, context, and audience in order to assess their own work and work of others.

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Reading Attitude

R.AT.08.01 Students will be enthusiastic about reading and do substantial reading on
their own.

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W R I T I N G

Writing Genres

W.GN.08.01 Write a cohesive, narrative piece that includes appropriate conventions to the genre (e.g., historical fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction) and employ literary and plot devices (e.g., narrator credibility, rising and falling actions, and/or conflict, transitional language, and imagery).

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W.GN.08.02 Write an historical expository piece (e.g., journal, biography, simulated
memoir) that includes appropriate organization, illustrations, marginal notes, and/or
annotations.

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W.GN.08.03 Formulate research questions that demonstrate critical evaluation of
multiple resources and perspectives and arguments/counterarguments that culminate
in a presented, final project.

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Writing Process

W.PR.08.01 Set a purpose, consider audience, and replicate authors’ styles and patterns
when writing narrative or informational text.

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W.PR.08.02 Apply a variety of pre-writing strategies for narrative text (e.g., story maps
designed to depict rising and falling actions, roles of minor characters, credibility of
narrator) and informational text (e.g., compare/contrast, cause and effect, sequential text
patterns).

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W.PR.08.03 Experiment with various ways of sequencing information (e.g., ordering
arguments, sequencing ideas chronologically or by importance).

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W.PR.08.04 Review and revise their compositions for coherence and consistency
regarding word choice, cause and effect, and style, and they will read their own work from
another reader’s perspective in the interest of clarity.

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W.PR.08.05 Edit their writing using proofreaders’ checklists both individually and in peer
editing group.

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Personal Style

W.PS.08.01 Exhibit individual style to enhance the written message (e.g., in narrative
text: personification, humor, element of surprise; in informational text: emotional appeal,
strong opinion, credible support).

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Grammar and Usage

W.GR.08.01 Use style conventions (e.g., MLA) and a variety of grammatical structures in
their writing including infinitives, gerunds, participial phrases, and dashes or ellipses.

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Spelling

W.SP.08.01 Students will use correct spelling conventions in the context of their own writing.

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Handwriting

W.HW.08.01 Be legible in their compositions.

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Writing Attitude

W.AT.08.01 Be enthusiastic about writing.

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S P E A K I N G

Conventions

S.CN.08.01 Use enunciation and stress to emphasize key ideas and concepts when
presenting.

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S.CN.08.02 Use body language (e.g., gestures, posture, facial expressions), tone of voice,
and pace of speaking to enhance meaning and influence interpretation when presenting.

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S.CN.08.03 Present their work in standard American English if it is their first language
(students whose second language is English will present their work in their developing
version of standard American English).

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Discourse

S.DS.08.01 Engage in interactive, extended discourse to socially construct meaning
(e.g., book clubs, literature circles, partnerships or other conversation protocols).

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S.DS.08.02 Discuss multiple text types in order to explore problems and pose solutions,
take a stand on an issue and support it, and identify personally with a universal theme.

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S.DS.08.03 Discuss their written narratives (e.g., biographies and autobiographies) with a
variety of literary and plot devices (e.g., description of relevant situations, well-chosen
details, relevant dialogue, specific action, physical description of characters).

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S.DS.08.04 Plan (e.g., outline including introduction, points to be made, a summary,
effective conclusion) and deliver an informational presentation that incorporates precise,
interesting, vivid language in the active voice, is organized logically to convey the message,
includes persuasive non-verbal techniques (e.g., voice modulation, expression, tone,
appropriate pace), makes use of rhetorical strategies (e.g., supportive narratives, key
information, vivid descriptions) to support the purpose of the presentation and to
positively impact the intended audience.

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L I S T E N I N G & V I E W I N G

Conventions

L.CN.08.01 Listen to and view a variety of peer speeches and presentations to analyze
for key factors (e.g., main idea, significant details), fact and opinion, bias, propaganda,
argumentation, or support.

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L.CN.08.02 Demonstrate the appropriate social skills of audience behavior and critically
examine the verbal and non-verbal strategies in the communication process.

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Response

L.RP.08.01 React to a speaker’s intent and apply a speaker’s reasoning to other situations
and topics.

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L.RP.08.02 Respond thoughtfully to both classic and contemporary texts recognized for
quality and literary merit.

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L.RP.08.03 Paraphrase a speaker’s main ideas, purpose, and point of view, and they will
ask relevant questions about the content, delivery, and purpose of the presentation.

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L.RP.08.04 Analyze oral interpretations of literature (e.g., language choice, delivery) and
the effect of the interpretations on the listener.

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L.RP.08.05 Respond to multiple texts when listened to or viewed by speaking, illustrating,
and/or writing in order to anticipate and answer questions, to determine personal and
universal themes, and to offer opinions or solutions.

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L.RP.08.06 Evaluate the credibility of a speaker by determining whether the speaker may
have hidden agendas or be otherwise biased.

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L.RP.08.07 Interpret and analyze the various ways in which visual imagemakers (e.g.,
graphic artists, illustrators) communicate information and affect impressions and opinions.

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