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1st Quarter Learning Targets

I can cite textual evidence to support my answers and explain how that evidence supports my claim. (RL.8.1)

I can use textual evidence to develop inferences in connection to the text. (RL.8.1)

I can use literary elements to help determine the main idea of a passage. (RL.8.2)

I can give an objective summary of a story. (RL.8.2)

I can analyze events or dialogue from a story and understand how they impact the plot. (RL.8.3)

I can use context clues to understand the meaning of words from a passage.(RL.8.4)

I can recognize how different tones and figurative language used by the author affect the mood of the reader. (RL.8.4)

I can analyze how differences in points of view between characters created through different types of irony create such effects as suspense or humor. (RL.8.6)

I can analyze whether a movie version of a work stays true to the story and why the director made decisions to alter the story. (RL.8.7)

I can write a narrative that follows a logical sequence with well developed characters and ideas. (W.8.3)

I can determine the meanings of unknown words by searching reference materials (L.8.4c)

I can tell the difference in the connotations of words with similar denotations (L.8.6c)

I can read and comprehend literature at a high 8th grade level (RL8.10), and tell which details are important (RL8.2) and tell the meanings of words and phrases as used in the story (RL.8.4)