Grade 8 ELA Florida standards Standards

K-12 ELA Expectations

Foundational Reading Intervention Standards

Vocabulary

Communication

Reading

Applying Foundational Reading Skills for Secondary

Demonstrate an understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

Orally produce single-syllable and multisyllabic words by accurately blending sounds.

Accurately segment single-syllable and multisyllabic words.

Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Use an array of strategies to decode single-syllable and multisyllabic words.

Accurately read multisyllabic words using a combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, and syllabication patterns.

Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in encoding words.

Use an array of strategies to accurately encode single-syllable and multisyllabic words.

Read grade-level texts with accuracy, automaticity, and appropriate prosody or expression.

Communicating Through Writing

Write personal or fictional narratives using narrative techniques, varied transitions, and a clearly established point of view.

Write to argue a position, supporting at least one claim and rebutting at least one counterclaim with logical reasoning, credible evidence from sources, elaboration, and using a logical organizational structure.

Write expository texts to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using relevant supporting details, logical organization, and varied purposeful transitions.

Improve writing by planning, editing, considering feedback from adults and peers, and revising for clarity and cohesiveness.

Communicating Orally

Present information orally, in a logical sequence, supporting the central idea with credible evidence.

Following Conventions

Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

Researching

Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources, and generating additional questions for further research.

Creating and Collaborating

Integrate diverse digital media to emphasize the relevance of a topic or idea in oral or written tasks.

Use a variety of digital tools to collaborate with others to produce writing.

Reading Prose and Poetry

Analyze the interaction between character development, setting, and plot in a literary text.

Analyze two or more themes and their development throughout a literary text.

Analyze how an author develops and individualizes the perspectives of different characters.

Analyze structure, sound, imagery, and figurative language in poetry.

Reading Informational Text

Analyze how individual text sections and/or features convey a purpose and/or meaning in texts.

Analyze two or more central ideas and their development throughout a text.

Explain how an author establishes and achieves purpose(s) through rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.

Track the development of an argument, analyzing the types of reasoning used and their effectiveness, identifying ways in which the argument could be improved.

Reading Across Genres

Analyze how figurative language contributes to meaning and explain examples of symbolism in text(s).

Paraphrase content from grade-level texts.

Compare and contrast the use or discussion of archetypes in texts.

Explain how an author uses rhetorical devices to support or advance an appeal.

Finding Meaning

Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.

Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.

Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.

Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.

Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.

Make inferences to support comprehension.

Use appropriate collaborative techniques and active listening skills when engaging in discussions in a variety of situations.

Use the accepted rules governing a specific format to create quality work.

Use appropriate voice and tone when speaking or writing.

Finding Meaning

Vocabulary

Reading Across Genres

Reading Informational Text

Reading Prose and Poetry

Reading

Creating and Collaborating

Researching

Following Conventions

Communicating Orally

Communicating Through Writing

Communication

Write a personal narrative using a clearly established point of view, precise words and figurative language.

Make and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from a source(s), elaboration and a logical organizational structure with transitions, acknowledging and rebutting one counterclaim.

Write an expository text to explain information from a source(s), using relevant supporting details, logical organization and purposeful transitions.

Improve writing by planning, editing, considering feedback from adults and peers, revising for clarity.

Present information in a logical sequence, supporting the central idea with evidence, using the student’s mode of communication with guidance and support .

Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling appropriate to grade-level with guidance and support.

Vary sentence structure.

Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on reliable and valid sources and generating additional questions, with guidance and support.

Arrange a variety of digital media to emphasize the relevance of a topic or idea in oral or written tasks with guidance and support.

Identify two or more digital tools to collaborate with others to produce writing.

Explain the relationship between the character development, setting and plot in a literary text.

Compare and contrast two themes and their development throughout a literary text.

Describe how the author uses words and actions to show the characters perspective.

Explain the structure, sound and imagery in poetry.

Explain how individual text sections contribute to the meaning of the text.

Compare two central ideas and their development throughout a text.

Explain how an authors use of figurative language establishes and/or achieves purpose.

Identify a way in which the argument could be improved.

Explain how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning of text(s).

Identify examples of symbolism in a text.

Retell content from grade-level texts, at the students ability level using the students mode of communication.

Compare and contrast how the author uses archetypes in a text with developmentally appropriate content at the student’s skill level.

Describe how an authors use of rhetorical devices (to include rhetorical questioning and irony) supports an appeal.

Use grade-level academic vocabulary in communication, using the students mode of communication.

Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade-level

Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade-level

Applying Foundational Reading Skills for Secondary

Foundational Skills

Combine word parts (blend syllables, attach affixes to root words, fingerspell, etc.) to produce words in the student’s mode of communication.

Segment single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.

Decode single-syllable and multisyllabic words as appropriate to the students mode of communication.

Read multisyllabic words using a combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, and syllabication patterns using to the student’s mode of communication.

Encode single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.

Read grade-level text at the student’s ability level with accuracy, automaticity, and prosody or expression as appropriate for the student’s mode of communication.

Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.

Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.

Make inferences to support comprehension.

Use appropriate collaborative techniques and active listening skills when engaging in discussions in a variety of situations.

Use the accepted rules governing a specific format to create quality work.

Use appropriate voice and tone when speaking or writing.