Grade 8

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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.8.1.a

Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish opposing claim(s) and counter/refute them, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.C.8.1.b

Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.C.8.1.c

Use transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons and evidence.C.8.1.d

Establish and maintain a task appropriate writing style.C.8.1.e

Provide a concluding statement or section that supports the argument presented.C.8.1.f

With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, re-writing or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.C.8.1.g

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.8.2.a

Introduce a topic clearly; organize ideas, concepts and information into broader categories; include formatting, graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.C.8.2.b

Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples.C.8.2.c

Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.C.8.2.d

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.C.8.2.e

Establish and maintain a formal style.C.8.2.f

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.C.8.2.g

With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, re-writing or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.C.8.2.h

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.8.3.a

Engage the reader by setting out a problem, situation or observation, establishing a point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.C.8.3.b

Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description and reflection, to develop experiences, events and/or characters.C.8.3.c

Use a variety of transitions to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another and show the relationships among experiences and events.C.8.3.d

Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.C.8.3.e

Provide a conclusion that connects the narrative's relevance to the intended purpose of the writing.C.8.3.f

With guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.C.8.3.g

Identify verbals correctly based on their intended function.L.8.1.a

Demonstrate appropriate use of verbs in the active and passive voice.L.8.1.b

Demonstrate appropriate use of verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional and subjunctive mood, while recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts.L.8.1.c

Demonstrate appropriate use of punctuation to indicate a pause or break.L.8.2.a

Demonstrate appropriate use of an ellipsis to indicate an omission.L.8.2.b

Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.L.8.2.c

Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action, expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).L.8.3.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.L.8.4.a

Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.L.8.4.b

Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.L.8.4.c

Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.L.8.4.d

Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to irony, in context.L.8.5.a

Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.L.8.5.b

Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.L.8.5.c