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Subject Area - CC.1:
English Language Arts
  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.8: GRADE 8
Standard - CC.1.3.8.F

Analyze the influence of the words and phrases in a text including figurative and connotative meanings and how they shape meaning and tone.

Eligible Content:
5 Total
Alternate Eligible Content:
7 Total
Assessments
Materials & Resources
  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
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        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.1a Determine the points-of-view of two or more characters or narrators in a text.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.1b Determine how the characters in the story make the reader respond.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts, and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
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      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.3a Identify the impact of word choice on the meaning of a text.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in context.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
        • Alternate Eligible Content - E08.A-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
          Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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