Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.1.10

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

E08.D.1.1.10 E08.D.1.1.10

Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).

Activities

List examples of frequently confused words.
Match examples of frequently confused words to their meanings.

Identify correct use of frequently confused words in a text.
Identify examples of frequently confused words incorrectly used in a text.

Construct original sentences that correctly use frequently confused words.
Revise sentences that include incorrect use of frequently confused words.

Answer Key/Rubric

Student lists examples of frequently confused words. Examples include, but are not limited to:

To/Two/Too
There/Their/They’re
Farther/Further
Fewer/Less
Good/Well
Its/It’s
Than/Then
Your/You’re
Lets/Let’s

Student matches examples of frequently confused words to their meanings. Examples include, but are not limited to:

To: used to form an infinitive verb
Two: the number 2
Too: also
There: indicates a place or location
Their: a possessive pronoun
They’re: contraction meaning “they are”
Farther: a far distance
Further: to a large or great extent
Its: a possessive pronoun
It’s: a contraction meaning “it is”
Than: a conjunction to show a comparison
Then: an adverb to indicate time
Your: a possessive pronoun
You’re: a contraction meaning “you are”
Lets: to allow
Let’s: a contraction meaning “let us”

Student identifies correct use of frequently confused words in a text. The student cites direct text evidence to show the correct use of frequently confused words.
Student identifies examples of frequently confused words incorrectly used in a text. The student cites direct text evidence to show the correct use of frequently confused words.
Student constructs original sentences that correctly use frequently confused words. The constructed sentences correctly use the intended word to accurately maintain the sentence’s meaning.
Student revises sentences that include incorrect use of frequently confused words. Tools, such as dictionaries used to verify a word’s meaning, are used to revise sentences that incorrectly use frequently confused words.