Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
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MD.L.Standards for Language (L)
Standards for Language (L)
Conventions of Standard English
L1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
8.L1-a. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
8.L1-a.1. Apply an understanding of the formation and function of verbals and verbal phrases.
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8.L1-a.2. Use precise words, relevant descriptive details and sensory language to convey experiences (See CCSS W.8.3d).
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8.L1-a.3. Analyze the use of verbals and verbal phrases in professional, peer, and their own writing.
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8.L1-c. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
8.L1-c.1. Apply an understanding of the formation and function of verbs in various moods.
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8.L1-c.2. Apply an understanding of the relationship between the mood of a verb and the purpose of a sentence.
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8.L1-c.4. Analyze the effect of verb mood on meaning in professional, peer, and their own writing.
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8.L1-c.5. Strengthen writing by editing for correct mood of verbs (See CCSS W.8.5).
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8.L1-d. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
8.L1-d.1. Apply an understanding of how an inappropriate use of verb voice and mood affects meaning (See CCSS 8 L.8.1b, 1c).
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8.L1-d.2. Analyze the effect of verb voice and mood on meaning in professional, peer, and their own writing.
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8.L1-d.3. Strengthen writing by editing to correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood (See CCSS W.8.5).
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L2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
8.L2-c. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Spell correctly.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
8.L4-a. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or
8.L4-a.1. Apply an understanding of the various types of context clues to determine word or phrase meaning.
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8.L4-a.2. Apply an understanding of inference and drawing conclusions to determine word or phrase meaning.
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8.L4-b. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning
8.L4-b.1. Apply an understanding of basic word parts as clues to word meaning.
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8.L4-b.2. Apply an understanding of root word families to determine the meaning of a word.
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8.L4-d. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Verify the preliminary definition of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking
8.L4-d.1. Apply an understanding of the skills in L4 a-c to verify word meaning.
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L5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
8.L5-b. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings – Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
8.L5-b.1. Apply an understanding of connections between words to a critical reading of a text.
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8.L5-c. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings – Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
8.L5-c.1. Apply an understanding of connotation to judge word choice.
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8.L5-c.2. Use precise words to capture the action and convey experiences and events (See CCSS W.8.3d).
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8.L5-c.3. Analyze professional, peer, and their own writing to determine how word choice contributes to meaning.
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MD.RI.Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)
Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
8.RI7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
8.RI7.1. Draw conclusions about the positive and negative aspects of a text, audio, or visual version as a means of presentation.
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8.RI7.4. Use evidence from informational sources to support analysis and research (See CCSS W.8.9).
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RI8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
8.RI8. 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.
8.RI8.2. Assess the value of the argument based upon supported claims.
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8.RI8.3. Identify immaterial support.
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8.RI8.4. Assess the credibility and accuracy of evidence (See CCSS W.8.8).
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8.RI8.5. Use knowledge of words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationship among claims and support (See CCSS W.8.1c).
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8.RI8.6. Delineate an argument and specific claims, evaluating the credibility of reasoning and the relevance and adequacy of the evidence (See CCSS SL.8.3).
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RI9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
8.RI9. Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
8.RI9.2. Determine the credibility of each text.
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8.RI9.4. Draw conclusions about the purpose of opposing facts or interpretation of the facts.
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8.RI9.5. Use evidence from informational texts to support analysis (See CCSS W.8.9).
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8.RI9.6. Present findings using pertinent evidence (See CCSS SL.8.4).
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Key Ideas and Details
RI1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
8.RI1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
8.RI1.1. Select and apply appropriate before reading strategies to a text e.g., previewing the text, setting a purpose for reading, making predictions about the text, and drawing connections between prior knowledge or experience and the text.
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8.RI1.10. Use appropriate academic or domain-specific words when drawing inferences (See CCSS L.8.6).
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8.RI1.3. Demonstrate comprehension of a text with after reading strategies by: explaining the central ideas; identifying what is directly stated in the text; drawing inferences; drawing conclusions; verifying or adjusting predictions; making new predictions; parap
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8.RI1.4. Among multiple pieces of evidence determine, select, and state the piece of evidence that confirms the meaning of an informational text.
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8.RI1.5. Among multiple pieces of evidence identify the piece of evidence that suggests logically what might be true about an author’s purpose, opinion, important ideas, etc.
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8.RI1.7. Distinguish between connotations and denotations of words for understanding (See CCSS L.8.5c).
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RI2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
8.RI2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
8.RI2.1. Determine and examine the relationships between and among ideas throughout a text.
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8.RI2.2. Present findings with sound, valid reasoning supported by relevant evidence in a focused, coherent manner (See CCSS SL.8.4).
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8.RI2.3. Synthesize relevant evidence to formulate a central idea.
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RI3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text. the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
8.RI3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
8.RI3.1. Determine the likenesses or differences in the relationships between or among individuals, ideas, or events within an informational text.
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8.RI3.2. Identify how the differences or likenesses between or among individuals, ideas, or events are revealed.
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8.RI3.3. Draw conclusions about the effectiveness of the methods used to present the likenesses or differences between or among individuals, ideas, or events.
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8.RI3.4. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.8.1)
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8.RI3.6. See also MD SLM.6-8.4.0, as needed.
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Craft and Structure
RI4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
8.RI4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
8.RI4.1. Use evidence from an informational text to determine the effect of analogy and allusion to other texts on meaning of the text (See CCSS W.8.9).
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8.RI4.2. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (See CCSS L.8.4a).
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8.RI4.3. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). (CCSS L.8.4b)
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8.RI4.5. Determine the suggested meaning of connotations of words that address the same technical meaning (See CCSS L.8.5c).
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RI5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
8.RI5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
8.RI5.2. Determine the author’s purpose for the identified paragraph (See CCSS RI.8.6).
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8.RI5.6. Use evidence from an informational text to support analysis of paragraph structure (See CCSS W.8.9).
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RI6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
8.RI6. 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.
8.RI6.1. Identify the author’s purpose (format, text features, key ideas) and point of view (word choice, punctuation, emphasis on ideas).
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8.RI6.4. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships between claims, counterclaims, and reasons (See CCSS W.8.1c).
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MD.RL.Standards for Reading Literature (RL)
Standards for Reading Literature (RL)
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
8.RL7. Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.
8.RL7.1. Demonstrate the behaviors of a strategic reader, viewer, or listener to a given literary text.
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RL9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
8.RL9. Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.
8.RL9.1. Demonstrate the behaviors of a strategic reader to a given literary text.
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8.RL9.4. Examine characters, plots, and themes to determine the connections between and evolution of these elements from the traditional to the modern texts.
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8.RL9.5. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (CCSS RL.8.1)
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Key Ideas and Details
RL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
8.RL1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
8.RL1.1. Select and apply appropriate before reading strategies interacting with a text e.g., previewing the text, setting a purpose for reading, making predictions about the text, and drawing connections between prior knowledge or experience and the text.
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8.RL1.3. Demonstrate comprehension of a text with after reading strategies by: explaining the main ideas; identifying what is directly stated in the text; drawing inferences; drawing conclusions; verifying or adjusting predictions; making new predictions; paraphra
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8.RL1.5. Among multiple pieces of evidence identify the strongest piece of evidence that suggests logically what might be true about characters, setting, plot, etc.
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8.RL1.6. Use relationships between words for understanding e.g., antonyms, synonyms, related words with similar word parts (See CCSS L.8.5b).
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8.RL1.7. Distinguish between connotations and denotations of words for understanding (See CCSS L.8.5c).
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RL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
8.RL2. 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.
8.RL2.1. Determine the interaction among characters, setting, and plot through a text.
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8.RL2.3. Examine the interaction of characters, setting, and plot to express a theme.
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RL3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text.
8.RL3. 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.
8.RL3.1. Examine what a character in a story or drama thinks, says, or does.
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8.RL3.2. Connect how a character’s speech, thoughts, or action cause movement within the plot or drama.
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8.RL3.3. Show how a character’s speech or thoughts reflect the traits a character displays.
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RL10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
8.RL10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
8.RL10.1. Adjust strategies as necessary for reading a self-selected and assigned range of grade-appropriate literary texts representing diverse cultures, perspectives, ethnicities, and time periods while self-monitoring for comprehension.
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8.RL10.2. Comprehend literary texts of steadily increasing complexity with scaffolding, as necessary.
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8.RL10.4. (See MD SLM 6-8 6.0)
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Craft and Structure
RL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
8.RL4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
8.RL4.2. Interpret analogies and literary allusions as a way to construct meaning in a literary text.
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8.RL4.3. Use context as a clue to the meaning of words and phrases (See CCSS L.8.4a).
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8.RL4.4. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). (CCSS L.8.4b)
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8.RL4.5. Verify an inferred meaning of a word or phrase in a dictionary (See CCSS L.7.4d).
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8.RL4.6. Examine the effects of diction, tone, figurative language, sound elements and connotation as a way to construct meaning (See CCSS L.8.5a, L.8.5c).
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RL5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
8.RL5. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
8.RL5.2. Explain how the structures of multiple texts are alike and different.
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RL6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
8.RL6. 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.
8.RL6.1. Demonstrate knowledge of mood.
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8.RL6.3. Explain how shared or opposing points of view between a reader and character can generate a specific mood.
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8.RL6.4. Analyze inferences drawn from a literary text (See CCSS RL.7.1).
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8.RL6.5. Use dialogue to develop characters (See CCSS W.8.1b).
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MD.SL.Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)
Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
8.SL1-a. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Come to discussions prepared, having read o
8.SL1-a.6. Access prior knowledge to extend the topic under discussion.
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8.SL1-b. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Follow rules for collegial discussions and
8.SL1-b.1. Apply self-monitoring strategies to establish and adjust appropriate tone, body language, and vocabulary.
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8.SL1-b.3. Come to consensus on and monitor specific benchmarks to evaluate progress toward meeting discussion goals and deadlines.
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8.SL1-c. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Pose questions that connect the ideas of se
SL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
8.SL2. 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.
8.SL2.2. Connect specific information presented in diverse media or formats to the larger motive or intent of the text.
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SL3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
8.SL3. 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.
8.SL3.3. 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 (See CCSC RI.8.6).
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8.SL3.6. Identify evidence that is irrelevant to the claim(s) and explain the effect of that evidence on the argument.
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Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
SL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
8.SL4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volumes, and clear pronunciation.
8.SL4.1. Adopt the behaviors of effective speakers as appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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SL6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
8.SL6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 8 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 52 for specific expectations.)
8.SL6.1. Demonstrate control of spoken language by adjusting speech to varying contexts and tasks.
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8.SL6.2. See CCSS L.8.1, L.8.2, and L.8.3 for specific grade-level expectations.
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MD.W.Standards for Writing (W)
Standards for Writing (W)
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
8.W8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; using search terms effectively; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard forma
8.W8.4. Evaluate and analyze the quality, accuracy, and sufficiency of notes (See MD SLM.6-8.4A1.a, 4A1.b, 4A1.c, 4A1.d, 4A1.e).
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W9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
8.W9-b. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research – Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reas
8.W9-b.1. Write in response to grade-level print, nonprint, and digital literary or informational text(s).
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Text Types and Purposes
W1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
8.W1-b. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence – Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
8.W1-b.3. Compose a draft of the body with attention to: effective organization of support for a claim or claims; subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement (See CCSS L.8.2e); formation of complete sentences (See CCSS L.8.1f); using verbs in the passive and acti
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W2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
8.W2-a. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, an
8.W2-a.1. Adapt planning and prewriting to address the demands of an informative text, including: refining the focus of a topic; gathering information on a specific topic (See MD SLM 6-8 2A1, as needed); examining information to determine the ideas and concepts; ef
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8.W2-b. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definition, concrete details, quo
8.W2-b.1. Gather information about a topic and evaluate that information from a variety of reliable print and digital sources (See CCSS RI.8.7, W.8).
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8.W2-b.2. Determine the most effective information gathered from a variety of reliable sources (See MD SLM.6-8.2A1).
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8.W2-b.3. Compose a draft of the body with attention to: effective organization of information (See CCSS W.8.5); recognition of inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person (See CCSS L.6.1c); subject-verb and pronoun antecedent agreement (See CCSS L.3.1f); for
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8.W2-c. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationshi
8.W2-c.2. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. (CCSS L.8.5b)
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W3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
8.W3-b. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences – Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, and reflection to develo
8.W3-b.3. Compose with attention to: subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement (See CCSS L.3.1f); choosing words and phrases for effect and to convey ideas precisely (See CCSS L.3.3a); formation of complete sentences (See CCSS L.4.1f); varying sentence patterns
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Range of Writing
W10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
8.W10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
8.W10.1. Adjust the writing process as necessary for different grade-appropriate writing tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Production and Distribution of Writing
W4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.
8.W4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
8.W4.1. See W1, W2, W3, and W7 of CCSC Framework for specific application.
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W6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
8.W6. 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.
8.W6.2. Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest. (CCSS SL.8.5)
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8.W6.8. Use technology to locate, evaluate, and organize information (See MD TL 8 5A1, 5B1).
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