| Key |
| * Anchor standard (anchor standards are only listed when there is no grade-specific version) |
| Language Strand |
| Reading Strand |
| Speaking and Listening Strand |
| Writing Strand |
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Composing claims
Skill trained:
Using standard grammar and grade-appropriate syntax
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1)
- Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1.B)
- Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1.C)
Skill trained:
Using standard, grade-appropriate orthography
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.2)
- Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.2.A)
- Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.2.B)
- Spell correctly. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.2.C)
Skill trained:
Writing in an academic style
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.6)
- Establish and maintain a formal style. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1.D)
- Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2.D)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Using visual argument-mapping structure, including sources feature
Skill trained:
Writing arguments with valid reasoning and sufficient evidence
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1)
- Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1.A)
- Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.B)
- Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2.B)
Skill trained:
Locating, evaluating, and citing sources of information
- Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1.A)
- Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.2)
- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.8)
- Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.9)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Creating an in-depth topic map or essay/presentation outline
Skill trained:
Representing research findings
- Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Interacting with others and/or others’ work
Skill trained:
Developing discussions and collaborations with peers, in which students build on one another’s ideas
- 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. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1)
- Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1.C)
- Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1.D)
Skill trained:
Evaluating validity of reasoning and sufficiency of evidence in others’ arguments
- Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.3)
- Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7 *)
- Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.8)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Using Internet technology
Skills trained:
Producing and publishing writing
Interacting and collaborating with others
- Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.6 *)
- Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.6)