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8th Grade Core Curriculum I Can Statements

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8th Grade Reading Goals for Informational Texts:

(Key Ideas and Details)

RI.8-1  I can use specific details from a writing piece to support what I think the text says, and to make inferences.

RI.8-2  I can find the main idea in a text and analyze their development throughout.

I can connect the main idea to the supporting ideas.

I can summarize without using my personal opinion.

RI.8-3  I can explain how a text makes connections and distinctions between characters, ideas, or events through comparisons, analogies, or categories, etc.

IA Additions

IA.1  I can understand the text using my reading comprehension strategies like: making connections, determining importance, questioning, visualizing, making inferences, and summarizing

IA.2  I can read text silently and aloud at my grade level.

(Craft and Structure)

RI.8-4  I know what figurative language is and can explain how/why it is used.

I know what connotative meaning is and how/why it is used.

I know technical meanings of words (math, science, art, physical education, history).

I can recognize the impact of word choice on meaning and tone (including analogies and allusions to other texts).

RI.8-5  I can look at the structure of a text and explain how specific sentences develop and focus a key idea.

RI.8-6  I can determine the author's point or purpose in a text.

I can analyze how the author explains and responds to opposing evidence or views. 

(Integration of Knowledge and Ideas)

RI.8-7  I can relate the advantages and disadvantages of using different kinds of media (print, digital text, video, multimedia) to present a topic or idea.   

RI.8-8  I can look at arguments and claims in text and decide if they are supported by evidence or not.

I can recognize when evidence that does not fit is introduced.

RI.8-9  I can look at two or more texts that provide conflicting information on the same topic, and show how and where they disagree in facts and interpretation of those facts.

(Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity)

RI.8-10  I can read and understand nonfiction text at my grade level.

8th Grade Reading Goals for Literature:

(Key Ideas and Details)

RL.8-1  I can use the best specific details from a writing piece to support what I think the text says, and to make inferences.

RL.8-2  I can find the main idea by looking at details.

I can explain the the theme's relationship to the characters, the setting and the plot.

I can summarize the text effectively without using my personal opinion.

RL.8-3  I can explain how specific lines of dialogue or events in a story or drama: 1) move the action, 2) show aspects of characters, or 3) provoke a decision.

IA Additions

IA.1  I can understand the text using my reading comprehension strategies like: making connections, determining importance, questioning, visualizing, making inferences, and summarizing 

IA.2  I can read text silently and aloud at my grade level.

(Craft and Structure)

RL.8-4  I know what figurative language is and can explain how/why it is used.

I know what connotative meaning is and how/why it is used.

I can determine how specific word choices impact meaning and tone (including analogies and allusions to other texts).

RL.8-5  I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and show how the different stuctures of each text help show its meaning and style.

RL.8-6  I can show how differences in the points of view of the characters and the the audience/reader make effects like suspense or humor.

I know what dramatic irony is. 

(Integration of Knowledge and Ideas)

RL.8-7  I can explain how much a movie or live production of a story or drama stays true to the text or script is based on.

I can examine the choices made by the director or actors.

RL.8-8  NA

RL.8-9  I can analyze how a modern work of fiction uses themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories or religious works (like the Bible).

I can describe how the old ideas are made new.

(Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity)

RL.8-10  I can read and understand literature at my grade level (including stories, dramas, and poems).

 

8th Grade Writing Standards

(Text Types and Puruposes)

     (Persuasive Writing)

W.8.1-a  I can introduce an argument in a written piece by acknowledging the opposing claim and using logical evidence to dispute it.

W.8.1-b  I can support the argument with relevant evidence from credible sources, showing I understand the information.

W.8.1-c  I can use words, phrases, and clauses to make the connection clearer between my arguments and reasons.

W.8.1-d  I can write using formal style.

w.8.1-e  I can write a concluding statement that ties back to my argument.

     (Informative/Expository Writing)

W.8.2-a  I can introduce a topic in an informative/explanatory writing piece by using the 6 Trait writing techniques I have learned.

W.8.2-b  I can develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information.

W.8.2-c  I can use appropriate and varied transitions to show the relationship between my ideas.

W.8.2-d  I can use specific and appropriate vocabulary to inform and explain.

W.8.2-e  I can write using formal style.

W.8.2-f  I can write a concluding statement that relates back to my information or explanation.

     (Narrative Writing)

W.8.3-a  I can engage the reader by creating context, introducing a narrator or characters, and organizing the plot so it seems natural and logical.

W.8.3-b  I understand and can use narrative techniques like dialogue, pacing, and description to develop my experiences, events, and/or characters.

W.8.3-c  I can use a variety of transition words, phrases and clauses to show order of events, changes in time or setting, and relationships.

W.8.3-d  I can use specific and appropriate vocabulary, relevant details, and sensory language to describe events or experiences.

W.8.3-e  I can write a conclusion that connects with my experiences or events.

(Production and Distribution of Writing)

W.8.4  I can write understandable writing which includes development, organization, and style that are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

W.8.5  I can use the 5 step writing process to strengthen and develop my writing, focusing on purpose and audience.  

I can improve my writing by using peer editing/revising.

W.8.6  I can use technology to produce and publish writing, presenting relationships between information and ideas.

I can use technology to interact and collaborate with others through writing.

I can properly link and cite sources in my writing.

(Research to Build and Present Knowledge)

W.8.7  I can choose a question and do a short research project using several different sources to answer a question. 

I can come up with additional questions related to the original for more research and investigation.

W.8.8  I can gather relevant information from many different print and digital sources while making sure each one is credible.

I can both quote and paraphrase the ideas of others without plagiarizing!

I can do a standard works cited/bibliography for sources.

W.8.9-a  I can find evidence in literary sources to help me analyze, reflect, and research.

W.8.9-b  I can find evidence in informational texts to help me analyze, reflect, and research.

(Range of Writing)

W.8.10  I can write routinely over a set amount of time (both lengthy and short) to write pieces with a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

8th Grade Speaking and Listening Standards

(Comprehension and Collaboration)

SL.8.1  I can contribute to  all kinds of discussions (one-on-one, groups, and teacher-led) by expressing my own ideas and building on the ideas of others.

SL.8.1-a  I can come to discussions prepared by having read or researched the material and by being ready to share and reflect using that information.

SL.8.1-b  I can follow the rules for courteous discussions and decision-making, set goals and deadlines, and decide on group roles when needed.

SL.8.1-c  I can ask questions that make connections and respond with ideas and evidence that connect.

SL.8.1-d  I can show understanding of new ideas expressed by others and justify or change my view based on the evidence.

SL.8.2  I can take information presented in different ways (visually, orally, etc.) and explain the purpose and motives for its creation.

SL.8.3  I can break apart a speaker's argument and evaluate the relevance and soundness of their support.

I can show when the evidence does not fit the argument.

(Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas)

SL.8.4  I can present information using valid evidence, reasoning and details, while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

SL.8.5  I can include multimedia pieces (graphics, images, music, sound, etc.) and visual displays in my presentations to make them better.

SL.8.6  I can adapt my speech depending on the purpose and context.

I can use formal English when it is appropriate.

IA Additions

IA.5  I can prepare and conduct interviews.

IA.6  I can participate in public performances.

8th Grade Language Standards

(Conventions of Standard English)

L.8.1  I can use language correctly when writing or speaking.

L.8.1-a  I can use verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) when writing or speaking and understand their function in specific sentences.

L.8.1-b  I can use verbs in active and passive voice.

L.8.1-c  I can use verbs in indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.

L.8.1.d I can recognize and correct incorrect shifts in verb voice and mood.

L.8.2  I can use correct  capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in my writing.

L.8.2-a  I can correctly use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to show a pause or break.

L.8.2-b I can use an ellipsis to show an omission.

L.8.2-c  I can spell correctly in my writing.

(Knowledge of Language)

L.8.3  I can use language correctly when speaking, writing, reading, and listening.

L.8.3-a  I can use active/passive voice verbs and conditional/subjunctive mood to achieve a specific effect. 

(Vocabulary Acquisition and Use)

L.8.4 I can use a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of a word.

L.8.4-a  I can use context clues to help understand the meaning of a word or phrase.

L.8.4-b  I can use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin roots, prefixes, or suffixes as clues to the meaning of a word.

L.8.4-c  I can use both print and digital reference materials (dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses, etc.) to find the pronunciation, meaning, or part of speech for a word. 

L.8.4-d  I can make sure my prediction of a word's meaning is correct by checking the dictionary or using context clues.

L.8.5  I can give examples of different kinds of figurative language, recognize word relationships, and find slight differences in word meanings.

L.8.5-a  I can figure out meanings of figures of speech (verbal irony, puns) in context.

L.8.5-b  I can use the relationship between words to better understand them.

L.8.5-c  I can explain the difference in connotation of words with similar denotations (refined, respectful, polite, condescending).

L.8.6  I can correctly use grade-appropriate general and specific words and phrases.

I can use vocabulary knowledge to figure out a word or phrase that is important to comprehension or expression.

 
   
 

 

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