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Grade 8 · English language arts

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English language arts · 2017 framework

More reading and writing

  1. 01Write a discipline-specific argument from sources with a thesis, counterclaim and formal conclusionExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Write informative texts that narrate a historical event and report a scientific procedureExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 03Produce writing suited to task, purpose and audience, revise it with feedback and publish it with technologyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 04Conduct a short research project with credible sources, honest citation and writing over long and short time framesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 05Cite evidence from a primary and a secondary source and analyze how each develops its central ideasExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 06Identify key steps in a process, determine domain vocabulary in context and describe how a history text presents informationExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  7. 07Identify how loaded language and selected facts reveal an author's perspective, and distinguish fact, opinion and reasoned judgmentExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  8. 08Integrate a chart and a map with a history text, and read history texts in the grades 6-8 band independentlyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  9. 09Cite specific evidence and determine the central ideas of a science textExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  10. 10Follow a multistep measurement procedure precisely and decode its symbols and key termsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  11. 11Analyze how the sections of a technical text are organized and why the author explains, describes or discussesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  12. 12Integrate words with a graph, separate fact from judgment and speculation, and compare sources on one topicExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 13Analyze The Ledger at Larkin Cycle: strongest evidence, theme development and objective summaryExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 14Analyze how particular lines of dialogue and incidents propel the action, reveal character and provoke decisionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 15Analyze word choice, tone, allusion and structure in an original poem and drama sceneExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 16Analyze dramatic irony in The Spare Key and evaluate a staging's faithfulness to the scriptExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 17Analyze how a modern story alludes to the Odyssey and renders its patterns newExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 18Read complex literature independently using a close-reading routine and text connectionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 19Cite the strongest evidence and trace a central idea through an article about a canal decisionExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 20Determine word meanings and tone, and analyze the structure of a specific paragraph in the canal articleExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 21Determine the author's perspective and purpose and analyze how the article acknowledges and responds to conflicting viewpointsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 22Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of print, digital, video and multimedia presentations of the canal decisionExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 23Delineate and evaluate the argument in an op-ed: sound reasoning, relevant and sufficient evidence, and irrelevant evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 24Analyze two texts that conflict about the canal, separate disagreements of fact from interpretation, and read literary nonfiction at the high end of the bandExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 25Write an argument with a clear thesis, a distinguished counterclaim and a conclusion that followsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 26Write an explanation organized into categories with headings, a table and precise vocabularyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 27Write a narrative with an established point of view, purposeful pacing, reflection and time-shift transitionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 28Produce clear writing for a task, purpose and audience; revise with feedback, edit for grade 8 conventions and publish with technologyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 29Conduct a short research project from a self-generated question with multiple sources, credibility checks and standard citationExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 30Draw evidence from a literary text and a literary nonfiction argument to support analysis, reflection and researchExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 31Prepare for, run and reflect on a collaborative discussion about a textExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 32Analyze the purpose of information in visual, quantitative and oral formats and evaluate the motives behind itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 33Delineate a speaker's argument and evaluate its reasoning, relevance and sufficiencyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 34Present claims and findings with salient points, visual displays and speech adapted to the contextExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 35Explain verbals, form active and passive voice, use five verb moods and correct inappropriate shiftsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 36Punctuate pauses and breaks, use an ellipsis for omission, spell correctly and choose voice and mood for effectExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 37Determine word meaning from context, Greek and Latin word parts and reference materials, then verify itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 38Interpret verbal irony and puns, use word relationships, and distinguish connotations of near-synonymsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

English language arts · 2026 framework

Reading foundations

  1. 01Decode and spell long words with morphology, etymology, syllable types and spelling generalizations, and read high-frequency words automaticallyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Read connected text with accuracy, automaticity and expression, self-monitor and reread, and write fluently and legibly for notetakingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 03Cite the evidence that strongly supports your analysis, quoting or paraphrasing as appropriate, and use it to elaborate, reflect and researchExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 04Summarize a story objectively with its theme and its relationship to story elements, then write narrative with transitions that show relationships and with precise, sensory languageExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 05Analyze how a paragraph's sentences and the text features around it develop and refine a key concept, and read an informational text with connectionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 06Determine two central ideas in an informational text, trace how each develops with its supporting ideas, and summarize both objectivelyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 07Analyze how analogies and allusions shape meaning and tone in an informational article, explain its verbals, and keep verb voice and mood consistent when writing about itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 08Write an argument and an explanation with thesis statements, accurate credible sources, precise domain-specific language and language suited to the audienceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 09Conduct an independent research project on a self-generated question, evaluate the relevance of evidence, and use digital skills and tools to publish and collaborateExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 10Plan, draft, revise and edit as adult support fades, in single-session and multi-session writing for history, science and literatureExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 11Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluate the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance, accuracy and sufficiency of the evidence, and identify irrelevant evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 12Define group roles and set and track goals and deadlines, answer questions with relevant evidence, and present with sound reasoning, appropriate eye contact and adequate volumeExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 13Use commas, ellipses and dashes for pauses, breaks and omissions, spell with phonics and morphology, and choose conversational, academic or domain-specific wordsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers