Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes.

Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes.

Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes.

Standard: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Standard: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Standard: 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. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 8 on page 53.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Standard: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Standard: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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 53 for specific expectations.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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 volume, and clear pronunciation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Conventions of Standard English.

Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Knowledge of Language.

Standard: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Conventions of Standard English.

Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Standard: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Standard: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Standard: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Indicator: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6���8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1���3 above.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: 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. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1���3 up to and including grade 8 on page 53.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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 53 for specific expectations.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author�۪s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: Identify key steps in a text�۪s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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 volume, and clear pronunciation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Conventions of Standard English.

Indicator: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Conventions of Standard English.

Indicator: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Knowledge of Language.

Indicator: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Indicator: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6���8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)