Grade 8

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Introduce a precise claim, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from a counterclaim, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.8W1.a

Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using credible sources while demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.8W1.b

Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to argue a claim.8W1.c

Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.8W1.d

Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the argument presented.8W1.e

Maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task.8W1.f

Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect.8W2.a

Develop a topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension.8W2.b

Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to explain a topic.8W2.c

Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.8W2.d

Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the information presented.8W2.e

Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the writing task.8W2.f

Engage the reader by establishing a point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters.8W3.a

Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.8W3.b

Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.8W3.c

Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.8W3.d

Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.8W3.e

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.8LS1.a

Follow norms for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.8SL1.b

Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas.8SL1.c

Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify personal views in light of the evidence presented.8SL1.d

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).8L3.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.8L4.a

Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).8L4.b

Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.8L4.c

Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).8L4.d

Interpret figures of speech including irony and puns in context.8L5.a

Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.8L5.b

Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).8L5.c

Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, and possessive).L.1.33

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.L.1.34

Recognize and correct pronouns that have unclear or ambiguous antecedents.L.1.35

Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general, as well as in specific sentences.L.1.36

Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.L.1.37

Use simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.L.1.38

Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives).L.1.39

Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.L.1.40

Recognize and correct inappropriate verb shifts.L.1.41

Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes, hyphens) to clarify and enhance writing.L.2.20

Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.L.2.21

Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.L.2.22