Grade 8
Learning to Read Independently
Set Purposes for Reading
Apply Word Recognition Skills
Develop Vocabulary Development
Comprehend and Interpret Text
Improve Fluency
Reading Critically in All Content Areas
Identify Detail
Make Inferences
Distinguish Fact from Opinion
Make Comparisons
Analyze and Evaluate
Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Understand Literary Elements
Identify Literary Devices
Appreciate and Understand Poetry
Interpret Drama and Dramatic Elements
Types of Writing
Descriptive / Narrative
Informational / Persuasive
Creative
Quality of Writing
Focus / Content /Organization
Style / Conventions
Speaking and Listening
Develop Listening Skills
Practice Speaking Skills
Antonyms/Synonyms
Fact/Opinion / Questioning
Text Structure
Multiple Meaning Words
Unknown Words
Sequence / Inferring
Compare/Contrast
Story Structure /Authors Purpose
Background Knowledge
Main Idea/Details
Drawing Conclusions /Idioms Generalize / Hyperbole
Figurative Language: Metaphor/ Simile / Acronyms
Word Origins / Foreshadowing
Multiple Meaning Words
Sequence
Inferring/Characterization
Compare/Contrast
Story Structure / Foreshadowing
Background Knowledge
Main Idea/Details
Drawing Conclusions
Text-to-self (Internalizing text)
Generalize / Hyperbole
Figurative Language: Metaphor/ Simile / Poetic Elements
Myth, Legend, Folktales
Discuss Texts / Present Orally
Characteristics and Function of the English Language
Understand Word Origins
Identify Variations
Apply Vocabulary
Research
Select Topics
Locate Information
Organize Data
Discuss Texts / Present Orally