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Grade: 8
Content Standards
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3. Exhibit the habit of reading for a substantial amount of time daily, including assigned and self-selected materials at their independent and instructional levels.
4. Demonstrate reading improvement gained through substantial amounts of daily reading.
7. Value recognized written, spoken, and visual works of literature representative of various cultures and eras.
8. Appreciate writing and speaking styles that incorporate dialects, idioms, and intonation patterns.
21. Compose using recognized literature as models.
24. Compose descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive essays.
27. Express personal feelings, opinions, and information in formal and informal situations.
1. Apply appropriate strategies to materials across the curriculum to construct meaning through interpretation and evaluation.
2. Read with ease textual, functional, and recreational materials encountered in daily life.
5. Distinguish various forms of literature according to characteristics.
6. Determine the author's purpose.
9. Analyze the etymology of language.
10. Demonstrate an appreciation for the power of language as it evokes emotion; expands thinking; and influences problem solving, decision making, and action.
11. Demonstrate active listening and speaking behaviors related to effective oral communication in a number of situations for various purposes.
12. Select and indicate preference for sources of information.
13. Use study processes to manage information.
14. Conduct individual research utilizing all aspects of the research process.
15. Critique with understanding and empathy information read, viewed, and heard.
16. Comprehend and display an extended vocabulary through reading, listening, viewing, writing, speaking, and presenting.
17. Use available computer technology to enhance reading and writing skills.
18. Demonstrate effective listening and speaking behaviors for varied situations and purposes.
19. Internalize the writing process.
20. Know and apply principles of grammar and usage in writing, speaking, and presenting and apply mechanics in writing.
22. Use self-monitoring and feedback from peers and teachers to evaluate reading, writing, listening, viewing, studying, and research skills.
23. Organize content of written composition with attention to basic characteristics.
25. Compose and present in many forms using different techniques for various audiences and occasions both formal and informal.
26. Participate in presentations of written material.
2. Read with ease textual, functional, and recreational materials encountered in daily life.
5. Distinguish various forms of literature according to characteristics.
6. Determine the author's purpose.
9. Analyze the etymology of language.
10. Demonstrate an appreciation for the power of language as it evokes emotion; expands thinking; and influences problem solving, decision making, and action.
11. Demonstrate active listening and speaking behaviors related to effective oral communication in a number of situations for various purposes.
12. Select and indicate preference for sources of information.
13. Use study processes to manage information.
14. Conduct individual research utilizing all aspects of the research process.
15. Critique with understanding and empathy information read, viewed, and heard.
16. Comprehend and display an extended vocabulary through reading, listening, viewing, writing, speaking, and presenting.
17. Use available computer technology to enhance reading and writing skills.
18. Demonstrate effective listening and speaking behaviors for varied situations and purposes.
19. Internalize the writing process.
20. Know and apply principles of grammar and usage in writing, speaking, and presenting and apply mechanics in writing.
22. Use self-monitoring and feedback from peers and teachers to evaluate reading, writing, listening, viewing, studying, and research skills.
23. Organize content of written composition with attention to basic characteristics.
25. Compose and present in many forms using different techniques for various audiences and occasions both formal and informal.
26. Participate in presentations of written material.