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: 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: 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: Range of Writing.

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 discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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: 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: 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)

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: 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: 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)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Range of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: Writing

Standard: Range of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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)