Grade 08 ELA - Standard: CC.1.5.8.G
Grade 08 ELA - Standard: CC.1.5.8.G
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
- Identify specific conventions of Standard English.
- Identify language in a speech that displays consistent command of the conventions of Standard English.
- Identify specific language in a speech that displays inconsistent command of the conventions of Standard English.
- Explain how demonstrating a command of the conventions of Standard English impacts a speaker’s purpose and intended audience of a speech.
- Construct an original speech that demonstrates a command of Standard English language conventions.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of language used in a speech.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student identifies specific conventions of Standard English. Examples of conventions of Standard English specific to grade 8 level and content include; the function of verbs, the use of verbs in the active and passive voice, the use of verbs in the correct mood, and the use of punctuation to emphasize or clarify ideas.
- Student identifies language in a speech that displays consistent command of the conventions of Standard English. The student cites direct evidence from a speech to identify the consistent and correct use of the conventions of Standard English.
- Student identifies specific language in a speech that displays inconsistent command of the conventions of Standard English. The student cites direct evidence from a speech to identify the inconsistent and incorrect use of the conventions of Standard English.
- Student explains how demonstrating a command of the conventions of Standard English impacts a speaker’s purpose and intended audience of a speech. A command of the conventions of Standard English allows a speaker to effectively communicate their purpose for speaking to an intended audience. It also allows the ideas a speaker communicates to be delivered and received with clarity.
- Student constructs an original speech that demonstrates a command of Standard English language conventions. The speech constructed by the student includes words, phrases, and punctuation that display correct and consistent command of Standard English language.
- Student evaluates the effectiveness of language used in a speech. The student evaluates the language of a speaker to effectively communicate a purpose and ideas to an intended audience. The student makes direct references to language that displays consistent and inconsistent command of Standard English language conventions. The student evaluates the result of correct and consistent language on the clarity of the speech.
