8th

Reading (Literature) 

Reading (Informational Text) 

Writing

Speaking and Listening

Language

Key Ideas and Details

Craft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Key Ideas and Details

Craft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Text Types and Purposes

Production and Distribution of Writing

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Range of Writing

Comprehension and Collaboration

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Conventions of Standard English

Knowledge of Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Cite text to support inferences from stories and poems.

Recount an event related to the theme or central idea, including details about character and setting. 

Identify which incidents in a story or drama lead to subsequent action.

Determine connotative meanings of words and phrases in a text. 

Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts.

Determine the difference in the points of view of a character and the audience or reader in a text with suspense or humor.

Compare and contrast a text version of a story, drama, or poem with an audio, video, or live version of the same text.

(Not applicable to literature)

Compare and contrast themes, patterns of events, or characters across two or more stories or dramas. 

Demonstrate understanding of text while actively engaged in reading or listening to stories, dramas, and poetry

Cite text to support inferences from informational text.  

Provide a summary of a familiar informational text. 

Recount events in the order they were presented in the text.

Determine connotative meanings of words and phrases in a text.  

Locate the topic sentence and supporting details in a paragraph.

Determine an author’s purpose or point of view and identify examples from text that describe or support it.

Determine whether a topic is best presented as audio, video, multimedia, or text.

Determine the argument made by an author in an informational text. 

Identify where two different texts on the same topic differ in their interpretation of the details. 

Demonstrate understanding while actively reading or listening to literary nonfiction.

Write claims about topics or texts.

Write to share information supported by details.

Write about events or personal experiences.

Produce writing that is appropriate for the task, purpose, or audience.

With guidance and support from adults and peers, plan before writing and revise own writing.  

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce writing to interact and collaborate with others.

Conduct short research projects to answer and pose questions based on one source of information.

Select quotes providing relevant information about a topic from multiple print or digital sources. 

Use information from literary and informational text to support writing.

Write routinely for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Engage in collaborative discussions.

Determine the purpose of information presented in graphic, oral, visual, or multimodal formats.

Determine the argument made by a speaker on a topic.

Present descriptions, facts, or details supporting specific points made on a topic.

Include multimedia and visual information into presentations.

Adapt communication to a variety of contexts and tasks.

Demonstrate standard English grammar and usage when communicating.

Demonstrate understanding of conventions of standard English.

Use language to achieve desired outcomes when communicating. 

Demonstrate knowledge of word meanings.

Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and use.

Use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases across contexts.

Introduce the claim and provide reasons or pieces of evidence to support it.

Write reasons to support a claim about a topic or text.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Introduce a topic clearly and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate. 

Write one or more facts or details related to the topic.

Write complete thoughts as appropriate.

Use domain specific vocabulary related to the topic.

Not applicable

Provide a closing.

Write a narrative about a real or imagined experience introducing the experience, at least one character, and two or more events.

Not applicable

Use temporal words (e.g., first, then, next) to signal order.

Use words that describe the feelings of characters or provide other sensory information about the setting, experiences, or events.

Provide a closing.

Apply Essential Elements of Grade 8 Reading Standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast themes, patterns of events, or characters across two or more stories or dramas.”).

Apply Essential Elements of Grade 8 Reading Standards to informational texts (e.g., “Use relevant and sufficient evidence for supporting the claims and argument.”).

Come to discussions prepared to share information previously studied. 

Follow simple rules and carry out assigned roles during discussions. 

Remain on the topic of the discussion when asking or answering questions or making other contributions to a discussion. 

Acknowledge new information expressed by others in a discussion and relate it to own ideas. 

Not applicable

Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked, I walk, I will walk).

Use appropriate verbs to match nouns.

Not applicable

Use end punctuation and capitalization when writing a sentence or question.

Not applicable 

Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships and/or common spelling patterns.

Use to-be verbs (am, are, is, was, were, be, become, became) accurately when writing and communicating.

Use context to determine which word is missing from a content area text.

Use frequently occurring root words (e.g., like) and the words that result when affixes are added (e.g., liked, disliked, liking).

Seek clarification and meaning support when unfamiliar words are encountered while reading or communicating.

Not applicable

Demonstrate understanding of the use of multiple meaning words.

Use knowledge of common words to understand the meaning of compound and complex words in which they appear (e.g., birdhouse, household).

Use descriptive words to add meaning when writing and communicating.