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ü  0801.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., predicate nouns, appositives), pronouns (e.g., use of proper pronoun case: objective, nominative, and possessive; pronoun-antecedent agreement), verbs (e.g., agree with the subject in person and number, verbs that take objects, linking verbs with predicate nouns and adjectives, verb phrases, consistency in verb tense, regular and irregular verb forms, correct use of both simple and perfect tenses, proper use of active and passive voice, subjunctive mood), adjectives (e.g., correct comparative and superlative forms, predicate adjectives, adjective phrases and clauses), adverbs (e.g., correct comparative and superlative forms, adverb phrases and clauses, conjunctive adverbs), conjunctions (e.g., coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions to combine sentences and sentence elements), interjections, and prepositions (e.g., recognize them as adjective or adverb modifiers and place properly within the sentence). 

Baseball Challenge Miscellaneous Lang. Arts grade 8

ü  0801.1.2 Recognize and correct usage errors (e.g., subject-verb agreement, pronoun case {with emphasis on who/whom}, double negatives, comparative and superlative forms, troublesome word pairs {to/too/two, their/there/they’re, its/it’s, sit/set, lie/lay, affect/effect, may/can, leave/let, teach/learn, accept/except, capitol/capital, principle/principal, between/among, rise/raise, stationary/stationery, where/were, which/that/who}).  

ü  0801.1.3 Use capitalization correctly (e.g., titles, business letters, quotations, proper nouns and adjectives).  

ü  0801.1.4 Demonstrate the correct use of commas (e.g., after introductory words, phrases or clauses; setting off appositives and interrupters; before coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses to form compound sentences), colons (e.g., in business letters, before a list of items in a series, before a long or formal quotation), semicolons (e.g., combining sentences, between items in a series when the items already contain commas, before conjunctive adverbs), underlining and italicizing (e.g., titles; certain words, letters, figures; foreign words), quotation marks (e.g., with direct quotations, to set off dialogue, in titles, correct use with end marks), apostrophes (e.g., to form both singular and plural possessives), hyphens, and end marks.   

ü  0801.1.5 Spell correctly high-frequency, misspelled words (appropriate to grade level), and words commonly used in content specific vocabulary. 

ü  0801.1.6 Demonstrate knowledge of correct sentence structure by correcting run-on sentences (e.g., using correct punctuation, forming separate sentences, using coordinating or subordinating clauses) and sentence fragments (e.g., supplying the missing sentence elements).

ü   0801.1.7 Distinguish between clauses (adjective, adverb, noun) and phrases (adjective, adverb, appositive, infinitive, prepositional, verb, verbal {including gerunds and participles}).

ü  0801.1.8 Differentiate between independent and subordinate clauses. 

ü  0801.1.9 Recognize and differentiate among simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Powerpoint for Sentence Types

Worksheet for Sentence Types (10 Sentences)

Worksheet for Sentence Types (25 Sentences) 

ü  0801.1.10 Use printed and electronic dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to determine the pronunciation, spelling, and part of speech of words; to clarify meaning and improve understanding of words (including connotation and denotation); and to distinguish among contextually appropriate synonyms and definitions. 

ü  0801.1.11 Define and recognize word synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. 

ü  0801.1.12 Identify and define English words derived from Latin and Greek words that form common roots (e.g., audio, auto, malus) and recognize English words that are based on them (e.g., audible, autobiography, malice).    

ü  0801.1.13 Use roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, to clarify the meaning of familiar words, and to make connections with word families (e.g., suffixes such as –phobia and –ology).   

ü  0801.1.14 Continue to use previously learned strategies to distinguish among multi-meaning words and to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. 

                    Multi-meaning word game

ü  0801.1.15 Use textual structure (e.g., examples of cause-effect and compare-contrast relationships) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or distinguish multi-meaning words in texts about concrete and abstract topics (e.g., after the harvest, we had an abundance of apples, and so we made apple pie, apple sauce, and apple juice).    

ü   0801.1.16 Recognize and appreciate cultural and regional differences signaled by word usage and vocabulary. 

ü  0801.1.17 Demonstrate understanding of common phrases and terms from other languages commonly used in English (e.g., RSVP, déjà vu, faux pas, du jour, bon voyage, alma mater, cum laude, femme fatale, esprit de corps, verbatim, E pluribus unum). 

                      Quizlet on Foreign Words

SPI 0801.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives, direct/indirect objects, predicate nouns) and pronouns (i.e., reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative) within context. 

Sentence Puzzle

SPI 0801.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, perfect tenses, verb phrases) within context. 

Sentence Puzzle

SPI 0801.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., common/proper, comparative/superlative, adjective clauses) and adverbs (i.e., comparative/superlative) within context. 

Adjectives

Sentence Puzzle

SPI 0801.1.4 Identify the correct use of conjunctions (i.e., coordinating, correlative, subordinating) and interjections within context. 

SPI 0801.1.5 Identify the correct use of prepositional phrases (place correctly according to the words they modify within the sentence) within context. 

Sentence Puzzle

SPI 0801.1.6 Identify the correct use of commas (i.e., compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, introductory words, appositives, interrupters) within context.

Sentence Dictation 

SPI 0801.1.7 Identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma + coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases or clauses).  

Powerpoint Presentation on Use of Colons, Semicolons, and Commas

Powerpoint Presentation on Use of Colons, Semicolons, and Commas for teachers

Comma, Semicolon, Colon Worksheet with Powerpoints

Commas, Semi-colon, and Colons

Commas, Semi-colon, and Colons with answers

SPI 0801.1.8 Select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e., conjunctions, semicolons, periods to join or separate elements).  

SPI 0801.1.9 Identify the appropriate use of gerund and participial phrases. 

SPI 0801.1.10 Identify the correct use of appositives/appositive phrases and infinitive/ infinitive phrases within context.   

Sentence Dictation

SPI 0801.1.11 Select the correct pronoun-antecedent agreement for personal pronouns within context.   

SPI 0801.1.12 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context. 

                        Spelling Proofreading Worksheet    answers

SPI 0801.1.13 Form singular and plural possessive using apostrophes correctly. 

Sentence Dictation

SPI 0801.1.14 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., subject-verb agreement, pronoun case, double negatives, comparative/superlative forms, troublesome word pairs: {to/too/two, their/there/they’re, its/it’s, sit/set, lie/lay, affect/effect, may/can, leave/let, teach/learn, accept/except, capitol/capital, principle/principal, between/among, rise/raise, stationary/stationery, where/were, which/that/who})within context. 

SPI 0801.1.15 Select the appropriate use of underlining/italicizing with titles, specific words, numbers, letters, and figures. 

SPI 0801.1.16 Use context clues and/or knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.  

SPI 0801.1.17 Choose the correct meaning/usage of a multi-meaning word by replacing the word in context with an appropriate synonym or antonym. 

SPI 0801.1.18 Recognize the effect of stressed or unstressed syllable to aid in identifying the meaning of multiple meaning words. 

SPI 0801.1.19 Recognize and use grade appropriate and/or content specific vocabulary. 

SPI 0801.1.20 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases (i.e., RSVP, déjà vu, faux pas, du jour, bon voyage, alma mater, cum laude, femme fatale, esprit de corps, verbatim). 

                        Foreign expression worksheet   answers

                        Quizlet on Foreign Words

Listening 

ü  0801.2.1 Follow multi-step spoken instructions to perform single tasks, to answer questions, and to solve problems.

ü  0801.2.2 Identify the thesis of a speech in which the main idea may be explicitly or implicitly stated, concepts may be more abstract, and extended metaphors may be used, and determine the essential elements that elaborate it.      

ü  0801.2.3 Summarize information presented orally by others in which the main ideas may be explicitly or implicitly stated, including the purposes, major ideas, and supporting details or evidence. 

ü  0801.2.4 Paraphrase accurately ideas and information presented orally by others. 

ü  0801.2.5 Construct a summary and a paraphrase of a speech. 

ü  0801.2.6 Construct a critique of a speech.

ü  0801.2.7 Identify and analyze the structure of a speech (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect). 

ü  0801.2.8 Begin to analyze the ways in which the style and structure of a speech support or confound its meaning and purpose.   

ü  0801.2.9 Listen actively in group discussions by asking clarifying and elaborating questions and by managing internal (e.g., emotional state, prejudices) and external (e.g., physical setting, difficulty hearing, recovering from distractions) barriers to aid comprehension.

Speaking 

ü  0801.2.10 Include relevant facts, reasons, details, and examples to support a relatively complicated thesis.   

ü  0801.2.11 Organize oral presentations maintaining a relatively simple three-part structure, previewing the content of presentation in introduction, offering ideas with supporting details, and providing a brief summary or conclusion. 

ü  0801.2.12 Use an organizational pattern appropriate for a topic and purpose (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect). 

ü  0801.2.13 Logically arrange ideas and group related ideas in ways that enhance a topic. 

ü  0801.2.14 Connect ideas using a variety of transition strategies that signal addition of information and relationships between ideas (e.g., use listing words such as first, in addition, but, and however). 

ü  0801.2.15 Provide an effective conclusion that reinforces the focus of the presentation. 

ü  0801.2.16 Explore effective rhetorical devices such as rhetorical questions and anecdotes to engage an audience, repetition to reinforce ideas, and analogies to convey complex ideas.

ü  0801.2.17 Employ presentation skills such as good eye contact, clear enunciation, effective speaking rate and volume, and natural gestures. 

ü  0801.2.18 Participate productively in self-directed work teams for a particular purpose (e.g., to interpret literature, solve a problem, make a decision) by adhering to the following: 

Behavior of Individuals within the Group

·       Contribute appropriate and useful information and ideas that demonstrate a clear awareness of the context of the discussion and the goals of the group and are purposeful in moving the team toward its goal and contributing to the topic of group discussion.

·       Consult and reference texts or other resources as a source for ideas or to support ideas under the group discussion.

·       Ask primarily relevant questions that move the team toward its goals and contribute to the topic of discussion.

·       Gain the floor in orderly ways, taking turns when speaking and listening with civility to the ideas of others (without interrupting).

·       Summarize and paraphrase essential information in others’ input, and clarify points of agreement and disagreement. 

Goals and Aims of the Group

·       Understand the purpose for working as a team and work according to that purpose.

·       Articulate the goals that have been provided for the team work and ask appropriate clarifying questions.

·       Identify task(s) needed to meet goal and purpose, and either meet assigned deadlines or set deadlines for completing each task. 

Group Dynamics and Roles

·       Understand and meet responsibilities of various roles within the team, either assigned or determined by the group (e.g., reporter, recorder, information gatherer, leader).

·       Maintain collaboration by ensuring that all appropriate ideas and contributions are respectfully acknowledged and valued by the team and follow a prescribed for doing this (e.g., list every idea in a brainstorming session before criticism is allowed).

·       Come to agreement by seeking consensus or following the majority, depending on the ground rules for decision making.

SPI 0801.2.1 Identify the purpose of a speech (i.e., to inform, to describe, to explain, to persuade, to entertain).    

I Have a Dream” Speech Readers’ Theater

I Have A Dream Speech

I Have A Dream Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King.mpg

SPI 0801.2.2 Identify the targeted audience of a speech.  

I Have a Dream” Speech Readers’ Theater

I Have A Dream Speech

I Have A Dream Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King.mpg 

SPI 0801.2.3 Identify the thesis and main points of a speech.   

SPI 0801.2.4 Determine the most effective methods of engaging an audience during an oral presentation (e.g., making eye contact, adjusting speaking rate).     

I Have a Dream” Speech Readers’ Theater

I Have A Dream Speech

I Have A Dream Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King.mpg

SPI 0801.2.5 Organize a series of note cards in the most effective order for an oral presentation. 

SPI 0801.2.6 Identify and analyze the organizational structure of a speech (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect). 

SPI 0801.2.7 Select the most appropriate strategies for participating productively in a team (e.g., gain the floor in orderly ways, meet or set deadlines for completing each task, come to agreement by seeking consensus or following the majority). 

SPI 0801.2.8 Identify the functions and responsibilities of individuals within an organized group (i.e., reporter, recorder, information gatherer, leader, timekeeper). 

SPI 0801.2.9 Distinguish between a summary and a critique.

ü  0801.3.1 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including description, narration, exposition, persuasion, literary response, personal expression, and imaginative. 

ü  0801.3.2 Practice writing to expository prompts within a specified time. 

ü  0801.3.3 Create work-related texts, such as instructions, directions, letters, memos,  reports, and emails that employ the following techniques: 

·       Select a medium or format appropriate to purpose for writing, and maintain focus on the purpose.

·       Use varied strategies to achieve different purposes (e.g., providing facts and details or including examples to illustrate).

·       Demonstrate awareness of audience through selection of medium or format, choice of supporting ideas, background information, and word choice and tone.

·       Respond to opposing viewpoints and/or anticipate and answer potential questions from audience.

·       Use accurate and accessible vocabulary to convey meaning.

·       Provide accurate and relevant support for the main points in the text.

·       Follow customary formats (e.g., Use salutation, closing, and signature for business letters, and format for memos).

·       Include formatting or visual elements to guide readers by highlighting specific categories of information and/or to signal transitions between steps (e.g., headings, bulleted lists).

·       Use graphics and illustrative material effectively to support ideas in the text as appropriate to content and medium. 

ü  0801.3.4 Develop focused, appropriate, and interesting topics for writing.    

ü  0801.3.5 Create a thesis statement and include relevant facts, details, reasons, and examples that support the thesis.

ü  0801.3.6 Develop relevant details or reasons in a manner that meets the needs of the audience and purpose.  

ü  0801.3.7 Organize writing using structures appropriate for the topic and that meet the needs of the audience (e.g., if using an anecdote to provide an example, use chronological order with sufficient time signals for the reader to follow easily). 

ü  0801.3.8 Use appropriate and effective words and phrases to indicate the organizational pattern (e.g., problem-solution, with order of steps necessary indicated in the solution).  

ü  0801.3.9 Use text features (e.g., headings, subheadings, formatting) as appropriate to signal simple relationships between ideas. 

ü  0801.3.10 Use appropriate vocabulary, sentence structure, and usage to distinguish between formal and informal language.  

ü  0801.3.11 Use strong verbs and figurative language (e.g., metaphors, similes) for emphasis or creative effect as appropriate to the purpose.  

Clear and Concise Language

ü  0801.3.12 Use correct sentence structures that are appropriate for audience and purpose. 

ü  0801.3.13 Incorporate some variety of syntactic structures for effect when appropriate (e.g., modifying phrases, parenthetical expressions).  

ü  0801.3.14 Edit to craft a tone that is appropriate for the topic and audience, and supports the purpose. 

ü  0801.3.15 Use language that conveys the writer’s point of view.

Academic Raceway 500 Telltale Heart

ü  0801.3.16 When other sources are used or referenced (such as in research, informational essays, or literary essays) adhere to the following:

                  American Authors

·       Acknowledge source material (e.g., list sources).

·       Understand the differences between/among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

·       Quote, paraphrase, or summarize text, ideas, or other information taken from print or other electronic sources.

·       Embed quotations and graphics from other sources, when appropriate. 

ü  0801.3.17 Generate notes on text, and identify main and supporting ideas. 

                     Parallel Structure

ü  0801.3.18 Edit writing for mechanics (punctuation, capitalization), spelling, grammar (e.g., consistent verb tense, noun and pronoun agreement). 

ü  0801.3.19 Drawing on reader’s comments, revise papers to focus on topic or thesis, develop ideas, employ transitions, and identify a clear beginning and ending. 

ü  0801.3.20 Demonstrate confidence in using the Tennessee Writing Assessment Rubric while evaluating one’s own writing and the writing of others. 

ü  0801.3.21 Use relatively basic software programs (e.g., Word PowerPoint) to write texts and create graphics to present ideas visually and in writing. 

ü  0801.3.22 Identify and explore opportunities for publication (e.g., local/national contests, Internet websites, newspapers, periodicals, school displays). 

SPI 0801.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to inform, to describe, to explain, to persuade, to entertain). 

Author’s Purpose Pop-Ups (Interactive)

Author’s Purpose

Propaganda PowerPoint

SPI 0801.3.2 Identify the targeted audience for a selected passage.   

SPI 0801.3.3 Select an appropriate thesis statement for a writing sample.  

SPI 0801.3.4 Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.  

SPI 0801.3.5 Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample.  

Transition Words

SPI 0801.3.6 Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.  

SPI 0801.3.7 Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  

SPI 0801.3.8 Select vivid words to strengthen a description (adjective or adverb) within a writing sample or passage.  

SPI 0801.3.9 Select illustrations, explanations, anecdotes, descriptions and/or facts to support key ideas. 

SPI 0801.3.10 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  

SPI 0801.3.11 Identify individual written selections as technical, narrative, persuasive, and/or descriptive in mode. 

Types of Text

SPI 0801.3.12 Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., clustering, listing, mapping, webbing) with information from notes for a writing selection.

Spider Graphic

Cluster Diagram

SPI 0801.3.13 Select the most appropriate format for a work-related text.

*** Writing is also assessed through the writing component of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP). The TCAP Writing Assessment requires students to write a rough draft essay in response to an assigned prompt (topic) within a limited time period. Fifth-grade students are asked to write a narrative essay (a story), eighth-grade students an expository essay (an explanation), and eleventh-grade students a persuasive essay (an argument). The writing samples are scored holistically.

ü  0801.4.1 Narrow a topic so that the research process is manageable and the controlling idea is focused. 

ü  0801.4.2 Take and organize notes on what is known and what needs to be researched about the topic.  

ü  0801.4.3 Focus on relevant information and/or theories.

                   Library of Congress American Memory: Learning Page Especially for Teachers 

ü  0801.4.4 Distinguish between primary and secondary sources, defining the characteristics of each and evaluating each for their benefits and limitations.  

                   PowerPoint:  Evaluating Sources

                   Paraphrasing and Summarizing

ü  0801.4.5 Choose among sources provided and those found independently based on the usefulness, credibility, and reliability of the sources. 

                    PowerPoint:  Evaluating Sources

                    PowerPoint Research Materials

ü  0801.4.6 Identify reasons for choosing one source over another, including those found on Web sites. 

                   Web Evaluation - - Because Anyone Can Publish on the Web!

                   QUICK: The Quality Information Checklist–8 Ways of Checking Information on Web sites

                   PowerPoint Research Materials

ü  0801.4.7 Identify the characteristics and limitations of source material. 

                   PowerPoint Research Materials

ü  0801.4.8 Provide relevant research information to develop and support a complicated topic.

                   PowerPoint Science Fair Tips

ü  0801.4.9 Analyze and interpret data in multiple forms (e.g., a bar or circle graph) on a familiar topic  

ü  0801.4.10 Collect evidence in various ways (e.g., gathering relevant reasons, examples, and facts; defining key terms and ideas; identifying relationships such as cause-effect).

ü  0801.4.11 Craft an introductory paragraph in which a thesis statement(s) clearly presents the topic of the documented essay. 

Main Idea (Interactive)

Main Idea Battleship Game

Main Idea (Interactive)

ü  0801.4.12 Present a body of well-developed and specific facts and information pertinent to the topic, developed as a series of paragraphs which support the topic. 

Effective Paragraphs

ü  0801.4.13 Connect more complicated ideas using a variety of transition strategies. 

ü  0801.4.14 Create an effective organizing structure based on research information (e.g., description, problem-solution, question-answer, comparison-contrast, cause-effect). 

ü  0801.4.15 Craft a conclusion in which closure is provided, such as by restating the topic and summarizing findings. 

ü  0801.4.16 Acknowledge source material using a predetermined standard format (e.g., APA, MLA). 

ü  0801.4.17 Understand the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.  

                     Paraphrasing and Summarizing

ü  0801.4.18 Quote, paraphrase, or summarize text, ideas, or other information taken from print or electronic sources. 

ü  0801.4.19 Embed graphics with good accuracy and some skill, when appropriate. 

ü  0801.4.20 Following a standard format and appropriate technology, embed text graphics, including a title, a contents page, numbered pages, and a bibliography. 

ü  0801.4.21 Include graphics and illustrative material effectively to support research ideas in the text.

ü  0801.4.21 Include graphics and illustrative material effectively to support research ideas in the text.

SPI 0801.4.2 Identify levels of reliability among resources (e.g., eyewitness account, newspaper account, supermarket tabloid account, Internet source).  

Civil War Reliability Sort

SPI 0801.4.3 Determine the most appropriate research source for a given research topic. 

SPI 0801.4.4 Distinguish between primary (i.e., interviews, letters, diaries, newspapers, autobiographies, personal narratives) and secondary (i.e., reference books, periodicals, Internet, biographies, informational texts).  

SPI 0801.4.5 Discern irrelevant research material from written text.

ü  0801.5.1 Make logical predictions of future events in text.  

                    Prediction PowerPoints:  A Secret For Two

                                                          Nightmare in Yellow

                                                          The Perfect Life

ü  0801.5.2 Identify sequence of events in text. 

ü  0801.5.3 Construct and complete analogies using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, categories/subcategories, whole/part, functions, verb forms, rhymes, scrambled words, homophones. 

ü  0801.5.4 Identify and analyze stated or implied cause-effect relationships in text. 

ü  0801.5.5 Determine simple criteria for recognizing factual claim and opinion (e.g., scientific method, provability, quality of evidence, sources).  

ü  0801.5.6 Determine the relevance and quality of evidence given to support or oppose an argument.    

ü  0801.5.7 Compare and contrast evidence and conclusions between two or more arguments on the same topic. 

ü  0801.5.8 Identify and analyze examples of deductive and inductive reasoning in text. 

Author's Bias

ü  0801.5.9 Identify and describe the structure of an argument, including its main claim and supporting premises.  

ü  0801.5.10 Identify a variety of false premises, including those involving categorical claims (e.g., all mammals are human beings).

ü  0801.5.11 Identify and analyze the persuasive devices used in written and oral communication (e.g., bandwagon, loaded words, testimonial, name-calling, plain folks, snob appeal).   

ü  0801.5.12 Continue to explore logical fallacies (e.g., appeal to fear, personal attack, false dilemma, false analogy) in a variety of texts.  

                      PowerPoint:  Propaganda

ü  0801.5.13 Analyze examples of concepts of stereotyping and bias in text. 

                      PowerPoint:  Propaganda

SPI 0801.5.1 Recognize a reasonable prediction of future events of a given text. 

SPI 0801.5.2 Evaluate text for fact or opinion. 

SPI 0801.5.3 Analyze cause-effect relationships in text.  

SPI 0801.5.4 Identify examples of persuasive devices (i.e., bandwagon, loaded words, testimonial, name-calling, plain folks, snob appeal).      

Recognizing Propaganda Techniques in Media

Propaganda Technique Samples.ppt

SPI 0801.5.5 Choose a logical word to complete an analogy, using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, categories/subcategories, whole/part, functions, verb forms, rhymes, scrambled words, homophones. 

                      Analogy practice

Working With Analogies

SPI 0801.5.6 Identify an example of deductive or inductive reasoning in text. 

SPI 0801.5.7 Identify a false premise in text. 

SPI 0801.5.8 Identify instances of bias and stereotyping in print and non-print texts.   

   Recognizing Propaganda Techniques in Media

   Propaganda Technique Samples.ppt

   PowerPoint:  Propaganda

SPI 0801.5.9 Make inferences and draw conclusions based on evidence in text.

                      Prediction PowerPoints:  A Secret For Two

                                                             Nightmare in Yellow

                                                             The Perfect Life

ü  0801.6.1 Use previously learned strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., formulating questions before, during, and after reading; visualize, predict, identify the writer’s purpose). 

                   Summarizing a Story Worksheet

ü  0801.6.2 Identify/infer the stated or implied main idea of an informational text and identify the details supporting it.  

                   Newspaper titles

                   Summarizing a Story Worksheet

ü  0801.6.3 Recognize clear, but subtly stated relationships among ideas (e.g., cause-effect, comparative, sequential) in informational texts. 

ü  0801.6.4 Make inferences and draw conclusions.   

                   Inference website  

                   PowerPoint:  Making Inferences

                   Informational Text Features                  

ü  0801.6.5 Summarize succinctly the main idea and supporting details (presented as text and/or visuals) in informational texts.     

ü  0801.6.6 Summarize, paraphrase, and critique texts (informational and literary).  

ü  0801.6.7 Synthesize information across two or more informational texts and technical sources. 

ü  0801.6.8 Identify the organizational structures of informational texts (e.g., chapters, numbered steps). 

ü  0801.6.9 Identify the organizational structures of informational texts (e.g., chronological, sequential, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, problem-solution). 

ü  0801.6.10 Recognize that print format varies according to purpose and genre (e.g., prose, poetry, newspaper/magazine, letters, dramas, technical manuals, textbooks). 

Genre

Grade 8 Practice Test

ü  0801.6.11 Use text features to locate information and make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, captions, tables of content, footnotes, illustrations). 

ü  0801.6.12 Comprehend and interpret factual, quantitative, technical, or mathematical information presented in maps, charts, graphs, time lines, tables, and diagrams. 

                      Graph website practice

ü  0801.6.13 Follow instructions in informational texts. 

ü  0801.6.14 Use previously learned strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., formulating questions, visualizing, predicting, identifying the author’s purpose). 

ü  0801.6.15 Recognize and analyze written techniques such as understatement, overstatement, and irony.   

SPI 0801.6.1 Formulate appropriate questions before, during, and after reading.  

Create a Brochure for Your School

SPI 0801.6.2 Identify the main idea and supporting details in text.  

SPI 0801.6.3 Use text features to locate information and make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, captions, footnotes). 

                      Pre-reading informational text: BIG FOX 

                      PowerPoint:  Text Features  

SPI 0801.6.4 Interpret factual, quantitative, technical, or mathematical information presented in text features (e.g., maps, charts, graphs, time lines, tables, and diagrams). 

SPI 0801.6.5 Choose the correct order of a set of instructions.         

SPI 0801.6.6 Identify the organizational structure of a text (i.e., chronological, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, sequential, problem-solution).

ü  0801.7.1 Interpret how the sounds, images, and words used in television, radio, film, and the Internet are used to support the purpose of the production and evaluate the effectiveness of the techniques.       

ü  0801.7.2 Identify, analyze, and discuss the relationship between the visual (e.g., media images, painting, film, graphic arts) and the verbal in media and explain how the elements support or conflict with each other.  

                    PowerPoint:  Propaganda             

ü  0801.7.3 Identify visual and sound techniques and design elements (e.g., special effects, camera angles, lighting, and music in television or film or layout, pictures, and typeface in newspapers, magazines, and print advertisements) in various media, and explain how they carry or influence messages.

                   PowerPoint:  Propaganda            

ü  0801.7.4 Present a clearly identifiable, explicit message, using visual, audio, and graphic effects and interactive features.              .

ü  0801.7.5 Demonstrate awareness of audience needs through choice of medium and through images, words, and sounds.   

ü  0801.7.6 Consider the potential audience reaction (e.g., being aware of verbal and nonverbal cues given by the audience during a presentation) to improve media productions. 

0801.7.1 Choose the most appropriate medium for a prescribed purpose and audience.  

0801.7.2 Select a visual image that best reinforces a viewpoint or enhances a presentation.   

0801.7.3 Identify the purpose of a medium (i.e., to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to describe). 

0801.7.4 Draw an inference from a non-print medium. 

0801.7.5 Choose the statement that best summarizes/communicates the message presented by a medium.

0801.7.6 Select the type of conflict (e.g., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology) represented in a non-print medium. 

Propaganda Power point

ü  0801.8.1 Use previously learned strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., formulating questions before, during, and after reading; visualize, predict, identify the writer’s purpose). 

ü  0801.8.2 Sequence and identify the plot’s events, their causes, and the influence of each event on future actions.   

ü  0801.8.3 Identify plot development techniques (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks) and explain their function in the text.   

ü  0801.8.4 Identify and describe characters’ (major/minor, antagonists and protagonists) features and relationships in literary texts.   

                   Bio Poem worksheet

                   Character Map worksheet

ü  0801.8.5 Identify and analyze moral dilemmas in works of literature, as revealed by characters’ motivation and behavior.   

ü  0801.8.6 Differentiate between internal and external conflict. 

ü  0801.8.7 Identify the kind(s) of conflict (e.g., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology) present in literary plots. 

ü  0801.8.8 Identify the basic elements of plot (i.e., exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement). 

ü  0801.8.9 Identify and analyze the setting (location and time) and its impact on plot, character, and theme in literary texts.   

ü  0801.8.10 Identify how the author reveals character (e.g., what the author tells us, what the characters say about him or her, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks). 

                   Bio Poem worksheet

                   Character Map worksheet

ü  0801.8.11 Analyze the narration and point of view (e.g., first person, third person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient) in literary texts.   

ü  0801.8.12 Consider how forms and conventions within genres (e.g., poetry, drama, essays, short stories) affect meaning.   

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ü  0801.8.13 Comprehend and use figurative language (e.g., idioms, metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, pun). 

ü  0801.8.14 Identify sound patterns (e.g., alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme, assonance, internal rhyme, slant rhyme, repetition) and figurative language (e.g., metaphor, simile), and other conventions of verse (e.g., limerick, lyric, narrative, haiku) in poetry and explain how these contribute to the poem’s meaning and to the poem’s effect. 

ü  0801.8.15 Explain the purpose and use of structural elements particular to dramatic literature (e.g., scenes, acts, cast of characters, stage directions) in plays that are read or viewed. 

ü  0801.8.16 Identify and explain the theme of a literary text, distinguishing theme from topic. 

ü  0801.8.17 Identify and explain the development of stated or implied similar themes across two or more literary texts.   

ü  0801.8.18 Distinguish among the types of literary plot conflicts (e.g., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology, person vs. society). 

ü  0801.8.19 Identify the historical period in which a literary text was written and explain the text in light of this understanding. 

ü  0801.8.20 Recognize that the author’s viewpoint may or may not reflect the culture or mores of the time in which the author lives.   

ü  0801.8.21 Recognize and analyze biblical, classical, cultural, historical, and literary allusions. 

ü  0801.8.22 Explore the concept of allegory. 

SPI 0801.8.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement.  

SPI 0801.8.2 Identify and analyze the author’s point of view (i.e., first person, third person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient).    

                      PowerPoint:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

SPI 0801.8.3 Determine how a story changes if the point of view is changed.   

SPI 0801.8.4 Distinguish among different genres (e.g., poetry, drama, biography, novel) using their distinguishing characteristics.   

                       PowerPoint:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

SPI 0801.8.5 Analyze the development of similar themes across two or more literary texts.  

                      PowerPoint:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

SPI 0801.8.6 Identify and analyze how the author reveals character (i.e., what the author tells us, what the other characters say about him or her, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks).  

SPI 0801.8.7 Identify and analyze examples of literary elements that shape meaning within context (i.e., flashback, foreshadowing, irony, mood, symbolism, tone). 

                      PowerPoint:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

SPI 0801.8.8 Analyze figurative language (i.e., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, pun) within context.  

SPI 0801.8.9 Analyze examples of sound devices within context (i.e., rhyme scheme, alliteration, free verse, repetition, internal rhyme, slant rhyme).  

SPI 0801.8.10 Identify the kind(s) of conflict present in a literary plot (i.e., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology). 

                        PowerPoint:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

SPI 0801.8.11 Identify and analyze a literary character’s moral dilemma. 

SPI 0801.8.12 Recognize and identify words within context that reveal particular time periods and cultures.   

                        PowerPoint:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

SPI 0801.8.13 Determine the influence of culture and ethnicity on the themes and issues of literary texts. 

SPI 0801.8.14 Identify the author’s purpose for writing.  

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