Reading/Literature: The student will apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and respond to a wide variety of texts. Participate productively in self-directed work teams to create observable products.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS Grade 8
 

 

Standard 3: Comprehension - The student will interact with the words and concepts in the text to

                                                   construct an appropriate meaning.

 

Read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. Describe and connect the essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives of the text by using a knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose. At Grade 8, in addition to regular classroom reading, read a variety of grade-level- appropriate narrative (story) and expository (informational and technical) texts, including classic and contemporary literature, poetry, magazines, newspapers, reference materials, and online information

 

     1. Literal Understanding

        

           a. Apply prereading strategies when reading both fiction and nonfiction that is appropriately designed for grade

             level.

  •  Determine the purpose for reading such as to be informed, entertained, persuaded, or to understand
  •  Preview the text and use prior knowledge and experience to make connections to text.

           b. Show understanding by asking questions and supporting answers with literal information from text.

 

     2. Inferences and Interpreting

 

           a. Make inferences and draw conclusions supported by text evidence and student experiences.

 

           b. Connect, compare, and contrast ideas, themes, and issues across texts. Example: Use graphic organizer to

               show comparisons.

 

     3. Summary and Generalization

          

          a. Determine the main (or major) idea and how those ideas are supported with specific details.

 

          b. Paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas.

 

     4. Analysis and Evaluation

 

          a. Distinguish between stated fact, reasoned judgment, and opinion in various texts.

 

          b. Use text's structure or progression of ideas, such as cause and effect or chronology (sequential order).

 

          c. Compare/contrast to determine similarities and differences in treatment, scope, or organization.

  

          d. Problem/solution - offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in

              response to text.

 

          e. Analyze character traits, conflicts, motivations, points of view, and changes that occur within the story.

 

          f. Analyze the structural elements of the plot, subplot, and climax and explain the way in which conflicts are or

            are not resolved.

    

    *5. Monitoring and Correction Strategies

 

          a. Monitor the understanding of text and use correcting strategies, such as rereading a portion, using reference

              aids, or searching for content when needed.

 

          b. Make, confirm, and revise predictions when reading.

 

          c. Adjust reading rate and determine appropriate strategies to match the purpose, difficulty, and characteristics of

              the text.