English Language Arts Bookmarks - Common Core Connect

1 English English Language Arts Language Arts Bookmarks Bookmarks standards Reference to Support standards Reference to Support Planning and Instruction Planning and Instruction 8th grade 8th grade 8th grade reading standards for literature 8th grade reading standards for literature 1. Anchor Standard Anchor Standard Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. the text. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. drawn from the text. Essential Skills and Concepts: Essential Skills and Concepts: q Analyze the text q Analyze the text q Identify explicit textual evidence q Identify explicit textual evidence q Cite evidence q Cite evidence q Draw inferences q Draw inferences q Support inference using several pieces from the text q Support inference using several pieces from the text q Provide varying degrees of support (evidence) q Provide varying degrees of support (evidence).

2 Question Stems and Prompts: Question Stems and Prompts: What textual evidence did you identify to support What textual evidence did you identify to support your analysis of the text? Cite several examples. your analysis of the text? Cite several examples. What inferences can you draw from your analysis of What inferences can you draw from your analysis of the text? the text? Show me in the text what makes you think Show me in the text what makes you think that_____. that_____. In your opinion, what textual evidence most strongly In your opinion, what textual evidence most strongly supports your analysis? Why do you think that? supports your analysis? Why do you think that? Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates cite citar cite citar analyze analizar analyze analizar explicit expl cito explicit expl cito textual evidence textual evidence inference inferencia inference inferencia conclude concluir conclude concluir 6th edition, 2/2019 6th edition, 2/2019.

3 8th grade reading standards for literature 8th grade reading standards for literature 2. Anchor Standard Anchor Standard Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. objective summary of the text. Essential Skills and Concepts: Essential Skills and Concepts: q Determine theme or central idea q Determine theme or central idea q Analyze theme/central idea development q Analyze theme/central idea development q Make inferences q Make inferences q Formulate an objective summary of the text q Formulate an objective summary of the text q Understand theme /character relationships q Understand theme /character relationships q Understand theme/setting q Understand theme/setting q Understand theme/plot q Understand theme/plot Question Stems and Prompts: Question Stems and Prompts: What is the theme or central idea?

4 What is the theme or central idea? Cite evidence from the text to support your Cite evidence from the text to support your determination of the theme/central idea. determination of the theme/central idea. An example of how the theme develops/recurs in the An example of how the theme develops/recurs in the text is_____. text is_____. How can you objectively summarize the text? How can you objectively summarize the text? How does the development of character, setting, and/ How does the development of character, setting, and/. or plot contribute to the central theme or idea? or plot contribute to the central theme or idea? Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates determine determinar determine determinar theme tema theme tema central idea idea central central idea idea central analyze analizar analyze analizar objective objectivo objective objectivo summarize resumir summarize resumir cite evidence cite evidence 6th edition, 2/2019 6th edition, 2/2019.

5 8th grade reading standards for literature 8th grade reading standards for literature 3. Anchor Standard Anchor Standard Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. and interact over the course of a text. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. or provoke a decision. Essential Skills and Concepts: Essential Skills and Concepts: q Understand causal relationship of dialogue and/or q Understand causal relationship of dialogue and/or events on plot development events on plot development q Identify character traits or aspects q Identify character traits or aspects Question Stems and Prompts: Question Stems and Prompts: What statement(s) or action(s) lead to a shift in What statement(s) or action(s) lead to a shift in advancement in the events of the story?

6 Advancement in the events of the story? What is revealed about the character by events or What is revealed about the character by events or dialogue? dialogue? Why would the character act this way? Why would the character act this way? What decision is provoked by _____incident? What decision is provoked by _____incident? Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates dialogue di logo dialogue di logo incident incidente incident incidente propel propulsar propel propulsar aspect aspecto aspect aspecto reveal revelar reveal revelar provoke provocar provoke provocar 6th edition, 2/2019 6th edition, 2/2019. 8th grade reading standards for literature 8th grade reading standards for literature 4. Anchor Standard Anchor Standard Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

7 Meaning or tone. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings;. analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. (See grade tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. (See grade 8 Language standards 4-6 for additional expectations.) CA 8 Language standards 4-6 for additional expectations.) CA. Essential Skills and Concepts: Essential Skills and Concepts: q Understand connotations q Understand connotations q Understand figurative Language (simile, metaphor, q Understand figurative Language (simile, metaphor, analogy, hyperbole, personification, idioms, analogy, hyperbole, personification, idioms, onomatopoeia) onomatopoeia). q Understand how word choice impacts meaning q Understand how word choice impacts meaning q Understand how word choice impacts tone q Understand how word choice impacts tone q Identify and understand the use of analogies and q Identify and understand the use of analogies and allusion allusion Question Stems and Prompts: Question Stems and Prompts: What does the word/phrase _____ mean in this What does the word/phrase _____ mean in this selection?

8 Selection? How does the author's use of figurative Language How does the author's use of figurative Language impact the meaning of the text? impact the meaning of the text? The word/phrase is an example of_____. The word/phrase is an example of_____. Without changing the meaning of the sentence, what Without changing the meaning of the sentence, what word can best be used to replace the underlined part? word can best be used to replace the underlined part? How does the author's use of repetition of sounds How does the author's use of repetition of sounds impact the tone of the text? impact the tone of the text? According to this passage, an_____ is like a According to this passage, an_____ is like a _____because both_____. _____because both_____. The author uses connotation to_____. The author uses connotation to_____. What is the meaning of the analogy _____? What is the meaning of the analogy _____? What does _____ allude to? What does _____ allude to? Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates figurative meaning figurative meaning connotative meaning connotative meaning analyze analizar analyze analizar specific espec fico specific espec fico impact impacto impact impacto tone tono tone tono word choice word choice 6th edition, 2/2019 6th edition, 2/2019.

9 8th grade reading standards for literature 8th grade reading standards for literature 5. Anchor Standard Anchor Standard Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text ( , a sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text ( , a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. whole. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each texts contributes to analyze how the differing structure of each texts contributes to its meaning and style. its meaning and style. Essential Skills and Concepts: Essential Skills and Concepts: q Understand text structures and their forms q Understand text structures and their forms q Understand and analyze how text structure q Understand and analyze how text structure contributes to the meaning of a text contributes to the meaning of a text q Compare and contrast structures of text q Compare and contrast structures of text Question Stems and Prompts: Question Stems and Prompts: What is the structure of each text?

10 What is the structure of each text? How are the structures similar/different? How are the structures similar/different? What is the meaning of each text? What is the meaning of each text? How does the structure of the text contribute to its How does the structure of the text contribute to its meaning? meaning? How would the meaning of the text have been How would the meaning of the text have been different if it were written as a _____? different if it were written as a _____? Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates Academic Vocabulary Spanish Cognates analyze analizar analyze analizar text structure estructura del texto text structure estructura del texto contribute contribuir contribute contribuir compare comparar compare comparar contrast contrastar contrast contrastar differ differ 6th edition, 2/2019 6th edition, 2/2019. 8th grade reading standards for literature 8th grade reading standards for literature 6. Anchor Standard Anchor Standard Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.