8th grade English worksheets

Grade 8

• 8.1.Alisten actively to interpret a message by summarizing, asking questions, and making comments;
• 8.1.Bfollow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems;
• 8.1.Cadvocate a position using anecdotes, analogies, and/or illustrations employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, a variety of natural gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively; and
• 8.1.Dparticipate collaboratively in discussions, plan agendas with clear goals and deadlines, set time limits for speakers, take notes, and vote on key issues.
• 8.2.Ause print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech;
• 8.2.Buse context within or beyond a paragraph to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous words; and
• 8.2.Cdetermine the meaning and usage of grade-level academic English words derived from Greek and Latin roots such as ast, qui, path, mand/mend, and duc.
• 8.5.Aestablish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts;
• 8.5.Bgenerate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
• 8.5.Cmake, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;
• 8.5.Dcreate mental images to deepen understanding;
• 8.5.Emake connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
• 8.5.Fmake inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
• 8.5.Gevaluate details read to determine key ideas;
• 8.5.Hsynthesize information to create new understanding; and
• 8.5.Imonitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
• 8.6.Adescribe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts;
• 8.6.Bwrite responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;
• 8.6.Cuse text evidence to support an appropriate response;
• 8.6.Dparaphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
• 8.6.Einteract with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
• 8.6.Frespond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate;
• 8.6.Gdiscuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text;
• 8.6.Hrespond orally or in writing with appropriate register, vocabulary, tone, and voice;
• 8.6.Ireflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented; and
• 8.6.Jdefend or challenge the authors' claims using relevant text evidence.
• 8.7.Aanalyze how themes are developed through the interaction of characters and events;
• 8.7.Banalyze how characters' motivations and behaviors influence events and resolution of the conflict;
• 8.7.Canalyze non-linear plot development such as flashbacks, foreshadowing, subplots, and parallel plot structures and compare it to linear plot development; and
• 8.7.Dexplain how the setting influences the values and beliefs of characters.
• 8.8.Ademonstrate knowledge of literary genres such as realistic fiction, adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, humor, fantasy, science fiction, and short stories;
• 8.8.Banalyze the effect of graphical elements such as punctuation and line length in poems across a variety of poetic forms such as epic, lyric, and humorous poetry;
• 8.8.Canalyze how playwrights develop dramatic action through the use of acts and scenes;
• 8.8.Danalyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including:
• 8.8.D.ithe controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence;
• 8.8.D.iifeatures such as footnotes, endnotes, and citations; and
• 8.8.D.iiimultiple organizational patterns within a text to develop the thesis;
• 8.8.Eanalyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:
• 8.8.E.iidentifying the claim and analyzing the argument;
• 8.8.E.iiidentifying and explaining the counter argument; and