Standards
Students identify and discuss when and why language is used differently according to the setting.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the varieties of English used by different groups based on content, context, and media.
Generate resourceDescribe the different uses of active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive moods by different language communities to communicate emphasis, uncertainty, agreement, or disagreement.
Generate resourceStudents read and recite grade-level speeches, poetry and prose orally with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
Generate resourceReflect the pauses and cadence expressed through punctuation.
Generate resourceReflect shifts in voice and mood through intonation, cadence, and/ or gesture.
Generate resourceStudents connect thoughts and ideas through discourse patterns, elaboration, reference, and grammar.
Generate resourceCommunicate the relationship among ideas through syntax and punctuation.
Generate resourceStudents vary sentence patterns for meaning, clarity, and style in group and individual activities in the context of conversations and writing about experiences, events, and eighth grade content.
Generate resourceForm and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive moods.
Generate resourceStudents demonstrate understanding of figurative language, explore word relationships and distinguish shades of meaning in the context of eighth grade conversations and reading about experiences, events, and ideas.
Generate resourceUse grade-appropriate Greek and Latin root words and affixes as clues to the meaning of an unknown word.
Generate resourceDistinguish among the use and definitions of related words that express ideas more or less precisely and concisely.
Generate resourceRecognize, interpret, and explain figures of speech in context.
Generate resourceStudents demonstrate command of the English language to speak and write clearly, and to comprehend more fully when reading, listening, or viewing.
Generate resourceStudents think critically about the effects, purposes, accuracy, logic, and fairness of media messages, the credibility of information sources, and how they will engage with media messages.
Generate resourceIdentify and select texts they want to read using various strategies.
Generate resourceDescribe how visual elements in a text represent, organize, and/or add meaning to the written text.
Generate resourceStudents comprehend and interpret texts using a variety of strategies.
Generate resourcePreview the text while reflecting on their purposes for reading.
Generate resourceMake predictions and inferences and check them against textual evidence.
Generate resourceMaintain motivation and reconnect when the flow of reading is interrupted.
Generate resourceExplain what they understand from a story, event, idea, or argument, including how information, ideas, or elements of a story interact.
Generate resourceAnalyze the specific viewpoint or argument the author presents on a topic, event, experience, question, idea, or controversy.
Generate resourceAnalyze the author’s use of analogies, allusions, and repetition of words or sounds.
Generate resourceAnalyze how an author structures content to lead the reader through a story, experiences, ideas, information, or arguments.
Generate resourceAnalyze how choices about language, organization, and visual elements advance the author’s purpose and fit within the genre, medium, or platform.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast similar content presented in different genres, mediums, and platforms.
Generate resourceExplain how well an element of a text effectively supports the reader to visualize and/or empathize.
Generate resourceExplain how well an element of a text is relevant to the student and/or the intended audience.
Generate resourceExplain how well an element of a text engages the reader or provokes thought, understanding, or action.
Generate resourceStudents use texts they have read for purposes relevant to them.
Generate resourceExplore questions, issues, and skills relevant to their contexts using texts.
Generate resourceDevelop their own ideas, perspectives, arguments, projects, and/or plans for action while reading, discussing, and writing about texts.
Generate resourceIdentify a main idea or theme in a text related to their purpose/s for using a text and analyze its development over the course of the text.
Generate resourceDevelop a summary or paraphrase, and/or select quotations related to their purpose/s in using a text.
Generate resourceUse and adapt choices made by authors and creators of multimodal texts as mentors for their own multimodal compositions. [See W8th.4b.]
Generate resourceStudents introduce and attribute multiple pieces of textual evidence to support their analysis, evaluation, or use of a text.
Generate resourceStudents ask different types of questions, refining and asking new questions as understanding of the topic evolves.
Generate resourceGenerate ideas for how to start searching based on prior knowledge.
Generate resourceSelect and access a variety of relevant print and digital information sources, including by navigating libraries.
Generate resourceUse digital tools effectively based on an understanding of the technologies that deliver results, adapting search terms as needed and using technology appropriately.
Generate resourceStudents gather relevant information using a variety of strategies.
Generate resourceStudents explain how personal perspectives and dispositions affect people’s reactions to media messages.
Generate resourceExplain how emotional responses to media messages affect reactions.
Generate resourceIdentify how different criteria for determining what is true affect reactions to and interpretations of media messages.
Generate resourceStudents explain the purposes of media messages and the techniques used to create them.
Generate resourceDetermine whether the main purpose of a media message is to inform, persuade, provoke, sell, or entertain.
Generate resourceDescribe the techniques, including appeals and integration of multimedia, used to achieve the media message’s purpose.
Generate resourceStudents evaluate different parts of media messages when they’re looking for information that’s accurate, logical, and/or fair.
Generate resourceDetermine whether components of a media message can be verified as true or false or need to be evaluated another way.
Generate resourceCheck the accuracy of information that can be verified as true or false by comparing what multiple reliable sources say about it.
Generate resourceDetermine whether the visual or audio components of a media message represent its subject accurately and/or fairly, taking into account how digital media can be manipulated.
Generate resourceEvaluate the logic of claims in media messages and the strength of evidence used to support them.
Generate resourceIdentify those responsible for the content of an information source, including content generated by technology.
Generate resourceDetermine whether those responsible for information sources have expertise about the topic.
Generate resourceDetermine whether those responsible for information sources have reputations for conveying information fairly and accurately.
Generate resourceDetermine whether those responsible for information sources exhibit a perspective relevant to the topic and, if so, to what extent that perspective has been affected by bias.
Generate resourceStudents make informed choices about how they will engage with media messages based on their personal and community experiences, values, and goals.
Generate resourceExplain how media messages can have consequences for themselves and/or their communities.
Generate resourceDescribe how technology helps determine how information spreads.
Generate resourceDistinguish between intentional and unintentional motivations for spreading different types of information.
Generate resourceDescribe how people get their news and how this has changed over time.
Generate resourceStudents read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, evaluate, use, and appreciate fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction from a broad range of genres, cultures, and media in the context of grade-level content to understand themselves, others, and the world.
Generate resourceStudents ask a variety of questions, seek answers by appropriately using relevant tools and techniques, adjust their inquiry methods as needed, and use their learning.
Generate resourceStudents listen thoughtfully, respond respectfully, and contribute meaningfully to well-reasoned exchanges.
Generate resourceReflect on who is present in the conversation and how they relate to each other.
Generate resourceEstablish expectations and roles within the community, changing them when needed.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions that clarify or verify a speaker’s point or perspective.
Generate resourceShare their interpretation of others’ contributions to build common understanding.
Generate resourcePresent and interpret textual evidence, research (see RML8.4), experience, and/or prior knowledge, attributing evidence and ideas.
Generate resourceDevelop arguments and/or common understanding by connecting to prior statements and others’ contributions.
Generate resourceChallenge ideas and conclusions based on contradictory evidence or experience.
Generate resourceGive and respond to feedback about how others interpret communication and/or messages differently than the speaker intended.
Generate resourceSummarize conclusions, questions, and complications from the discussion.
Generate resourcePrepare for planned discussions by thinking, reading, and/or researching the topic.
Generate resourceEstablish expectations and roles, changing them when needed.
Generate resourceConnect the project or prompt to their interests, perspectives, experiences, and/or community needs.
Generate resourceDetermine the process or steps needed to complete the project.
Generate resourcePrepare for meetings by completing portions of the project as agreed.
Generate resourceSummarize progress made, identifying gaps and adjusting future goals as needed.
Generate resourceStudents present reports, speeches, and creative work in a variety of genres such that listeners can empathize and/or follow the line of reasoning.
Generate resourceIdentify topics from the situation, experience, imagination, reading, research (see RML8th.4), media, conversations, and/or products from W8th.1.
Generate resourceDevelop content by considering what they want to communicate within the situation and the audience’s background knowledge and/or position.
Generate resourceMake strategic use of supporting images, media, and artifacts in presentations to clarify content and support the audience’s engagement with the presentation and material.
Generate resourceStudents determine how to present themselves and their ideas.
Generate resourceCraft voice by building on strengths, experience, personality, and role within the community in which the discussion, speech, or presentation occurs.
Generate resourceDetermine if and how to respond to others given the expectations of the community, their role, and how they wish to express themselves and their ideas.
Generate resourceDetermine which language and/or languages support their purpose and voice.
Generate resourceIdentify the benefits, drawbacks, and effects of anonymity and of various ways of expressing authenticity through digital forums and other media.
Generate resourceDetermine how to present themselves and their ideas in digital forums given the potential impact on future goals and opportunities.
Generate resourceStudents use voice, intonation, gesture, and pacing to illuminate the content and engage the audience and lead them through the speaker’s thinking.
Generate resourceStudents comprehend, engage in, and learn from collaborative discussions, presentations and public speaking in a variety of genres in the context of grade-level content, in person and/or through digital forums.
Generate resourceStudents compose to process and reflect, respond to reading and learning, explore and develop ideas, record observations, experiment with language, and make sense of the world, events, and experiences. [Not all products from W8th.1 must be taken through W8th.2 – W8th.10.]
Generate resourceStudents share and publish compositions in person and/or on digital or non-digital platforms.
Generate resourceDetermine where to publish after considering potential impacts of intended and unintended audiences and the permanence of digital platforms.
Generate resourceStudents compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres across content areas to affect an audience’s ideas, understanding, perspectives, and/or actions.
Generate resourceDescribe situations, experience, ideas, and imaginings, with sufficient details for the audience to activate the senses.
Generate resourceExplain their observations and analysis of texts, ideas, and the world.
Generate resourcePersuade others through arguments, evaluations, and other appeals.
Generate resourceTell narratives of stories and events, using techniques and devices consistent with the genre.
Generate resourceAnalyze the prompt to determine the purpose of the project and how to meet it.
Generate resourceConnect the project to personal and/or community experiences, interests, perspectives, and/or needs.
Generate resourceDetermine the process or steps and plan the time needed to complete the project.
Generate resourceAdjust to feedback and shifts in focus and timeline when needed.
Generate resourceStudents generate and gather ideas and material, including appropriate use of technology.
Generate resourceGenerate ideas for topics, genres, and material from experience, imagination, reading, research (see RML8th.4), media, conversations, the communicative situation, products from W8th.1, and/or desire to communicate with a variety of audiences.
Generate resourceDetermine which features and conventions of genres and medias to follow, adapt, or combine from mentor texts.
Generate resourceCurate ideas and material, including findings from their research (see RML8th.4) and media, identifying when and how it’s fair to use the creative work of others.
Generate resourceStudents draft content within the genre and purpose to develop ideas, engage the audience, and express voice.
Generate resourceDevelop descriptions to activate and build on the audience´s prior learning and opinions, and to help the audience to imagine and empathize with the content.
Generate resourceDevelop analysis of experience, events, information, ideas, and/or texts.
Generate resourceDraft claims and support them with relevant and credible evidence connected by sound and valid reasoning.
Generate resourceUse evidence from texts to support analysis, reflection, or research.
Generate resourceSelect and integrate images, charts, headings, and other text features as appropriate to the genre and useful to audience.
Generate resourceAttribute sources in ways consistent with the genre, using technology appropriately.
Generate resourceStudents craft introductions and conclusions within genre and purpose to engage the audience, establish voice, and support content in the body of the text.
Generate resourceStudents organize content, using and/or adapting the genre’s structure, to lead readers through the student’s thinking.
Generate resourceRe-read to determine whether the draft says what they want it to say.
Generate resourceRe-read to identify differences between what they intend and what the audience would understand from the text itself.
Generate resourceGather feedback and determine whether it supports their intentions and/or improves readers’ understanding.
Generate resourceStudents revise and edit using a variety of strategies, including use of appropriate technology.
Generate resourceUse what they learned from re-reading and feedback to strengthen their compositions.
Generate resourceEdit for conventions and consistency of text features, including attributions. [See Language standards 1–8.]
Generate resourceStudents compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres for a range of communicative situations in the context of grade-level content, in which the development, organization, and language use are appropriate to genre, task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Generate resourceApply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Generate resourceAcquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Generate resourceRead closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Generate resourceRead and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Generate resourceAnalyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Generate resourceInterpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Generate resourceAnalyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Generate resourceAssess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Generate resourceDelineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Generate resourceAnalyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Generate resourcePrepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Generate resourceEvaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Generate resourcePresent information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceMake strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Generate resourceAdapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Generate resourceWrite arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Generate resourceWrite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Generate resourceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceDevelop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Generate resourceUse technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceConduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Generate resourceDraw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Generate resourceExplain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
Generate resourceForm and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
Generate resourceRecognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Generate resourceUse punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.
Generate resourceUse knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Generate resourceUse 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).
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Generate resourceUse 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.
Generate resourceUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Generate resourceConsult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
Generate resourceVerify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Generate resourceInterpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.
Generate resourceUse the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
Generate resourceDistinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
Generate resourceAcquire 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.
Generate resourceCite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Generate resourceBy the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6—8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Generate resourceIdentify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
Generate resourceDescribe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
Generate resourceIdentify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
Generate resourceIntegrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Generate resourceDistinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
Generate resourceAnalyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Generate resourceCite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Generate resourceBy the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6—8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine 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.
Generate resourceAnalyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Generate resourceAnalyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Generate resourceDetermine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
Generate resourceEvaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
Generate resourceDelineate 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.
Generate resourceAnalyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
Generate resourceCite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Generate resourceBy the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6—8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine 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.
Generate resourceAnalyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Generate resourceDetermine 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.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
Generate resourceAnalyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Generate resourceAnalyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.
Generate resourceAnalyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.
Generate resourceCite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
Generate resourceBy the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6—8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Generate resourceFollow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6—8 texts and topics.
Generate resourceAnalyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
Generate resourceAnalyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
Generate resourceIntegrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
Generate resourceDistinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
Generate resourceEngage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Generate resourceCome to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
Generate resourceFollow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
Generate resourcePose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas.
Generate resourceAcknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented.
Generate resourceAnalyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
Generate resourceDelineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
Generate resourcePresent claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Generate resourceIntegrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
Generate resourceAdapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Generate resourceWrite arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Generate resourceIntroduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Generate resourceSupport claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Generate resourceUse words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Generate resourceProvide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content
Generate resourceIntroduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Generate resourceDevelop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Generate resourceUse appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Generate resourceUse precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Generate resourceProvide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented
Generate resourceWrite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Generate resourceEngage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
Generate resourceUse narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Generate resourceUse a variety of transition 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.
Generate resourceUse precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
Generate resourceProvide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
Generate resourceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceWith some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Generate resourceUse technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceConduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Generate resourceDraw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Generate resourceApply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new").
Generate resourceApply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "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").
Generate resourceWrite arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Generate resourceIntroduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Generate resourceSupport claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
Generate resourceUse words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Generate resourceProvide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
Generate resourceIntroduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Generate resourceDevelop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Generate resourceUse appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Generate resourceUse precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Generate resourceEstablish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.
Generate resourceProvide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
Generate resourceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceWith some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Generate resourceUse technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
Generate resourceConduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Generate resourceDraw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Generate resourceWriting Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6—12
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