Skills:
Using details from a text to support a response
Point of View
Characterization
Theme
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Author’s Purpose
3X Poetry Strategy
Personification
Metaphor
Vocabulary:
anxious content dismayed downcast ecstatic
forlong jubilant perturbed somber temperament
I Can Statements/State Standards:
RL.8.1(Priority Standard) Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.8.2 (Priority Standard / ELL Focus) Determine 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.
RL.8.3 (Priority Standard/ ELL Focus) Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
RL.8.6 (Priority Standard) Analyze 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.
RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.8.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
W.8.1 (Priority Standard) Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
W.8.1.A Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
W.8.1.B Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
W.8.1.C Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
W.8.1.D Establish and maintain a formal style.
W.8.1.E Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
W.8.4 (Priority Standard) Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.8.5 With 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.
SL.8.1 Engage 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.
L.8.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.