Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.1.2
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.1.2
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 verbs in the active voice.
- List verbs in the passive voice.
- Identify examples of verbs in the active voice in a text.
- Identify examples of verbs in the passive voice in a text.
- Construct original sentences using verbs in the active voice.
- Construct original sentences using verbs in the passive voice.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student lists verbs in the active voice. Verbs used in the active voice signify action performed by the subject of a sentence. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Read
- Taught
- Sang
- Student lists verbs in the passive voice. Verbs used in the passive voice signify action that is performed to or on the subject of a sentence. Verbs in the passive voice are past participles with a form of the verb “to be” proceeding it. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Was read
- Were taught
- Is sung
- Student identifies examples of verbs in the active voice in a text. The student correctly identifies examples of verbs used in the active voice in the sentences of various texts.
- Student identifies examples of verbs in the passive voice in a text. The student correctly identifies examples of verbs used in the passive voice in the sentences of various texts.
- Student constructs original sentences using verbs in the active voice. Examples may be similar to the following sentence:
- Mr. James teaches students in the 6th grade.
- Student constructs original sentences using verbs in the passive voice. Examples may be similar to the following sentence:
- The students in the 6th grade are taught by Mr. James.
