Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.C.1.3.4
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.C.1.3.4
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
8th Grade
Course, Subject
English Language Arts
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- List examples of precise words and phrases used in a written narrative to capture and describe the action.
- List examples of precise words and phrases used in a written narrative to convey and describe the experiences and events.
- Identify specific examples of precise words and phrases that capture and describe the action in a particular written narrative.
- Identify specific examples of precise words and phrases that convey and describe the experiences and events in a particular written narrative.
- Construct an original written narrative that uses precise words and phrases to capture the action and convey the experiences and events of the story.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of descriptive and sensory language used to capture the action and convey the experiences and events in a written narrative text.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student lists examples of precise words and phrases used in a written narrative to capture and describe the action. Examples of precise language include, but are not limited to, words that create a clear description of the action in a narrative. The student lists specific and powerful verbs, nouns, and adjectives that can be used to descriptive describe the action. The words identified may be either examples of literal or figurative language.
- Student lists examples of precise words and phrases used in a written narrative to convey and describe the experiences and events. Examples of precise language include, but are not limited to, words that create a clear description of the experiences and events in a narrative. The student lists specific and powerful verbs, nouns, and adjectives that can be used to describe the experiences and events. The words identified may be either examples of literal or figurative language.
- Student identifies specific examples of precise words and phrases that capture and describe the action in a particular written narrative. The student directly cites specific examples of precise language that are used capture and describe the action of a narrative. The student also explains how the language used contributes to the tone or mood of the narrative.
- Student identifies specific examples of precise words and phrases that convey and describe the experiences and events in a particular written narrative. The student directly cites specific examples of precise language that are used to convey and describe the experiences and events of a narrative. The student also explains how the language used contributes to the tone or mood of the narrative.
- Student constructs an original written narrative that uses precise words and phrases to capture the action and convey the experiences and events of the story. The constructed narrative includes evidence of deliberately selected language used to capture the action and convey the experiences and events of the story. The student avoids the use of words that are too general, vague, or ineffective for their purpose of writing.
- Student evaluates the effectiveness of descriptive and sensory language used to capture the action and convey the experiences and events in a written narrative text. The evaluation also includes an analysis of the words and phrases including, but not limited to, descriptive details and sensory language to develop the experiences and events described in the narrative. The student evaluates a writer’s use of precise and discipline specific words and the overall affect they have on the writer’s intended tone of the written narrative.
