Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.2.2
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.2.2
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
- State the purpose of an ellipsis in a sentence.
- Locate examples of an ellipsis used to indicate an omission.
- Identify different examples of an ellipsis used in texts to indicate an omission.
- Identify reasons a writer would choose to eliminate information from a direct quotation.
- Construct original sentences that use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
- Evaluate the use of an ellipsis in a sentence to determine if it effectively achieves the intended effect.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student states the purpose of an ellipsis in a sentence. The function of an ellipsis is to indicate an omission in a sentence. An ellipsis is also used when a part of a direct quotation is not included.
- Student locates examples of an ellipsis used to indicate an omission.
- Sentence without an ellipsis: According to an article I read, “The Lego Movie, written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, was one of the most popular movies of 2014.”
- Sentence with an ellipsis: According to an article I read, “The Lego Movie … was one of the most popular movies of 2014.”
- Student identifies different examples of an ellipsis used in texts to indicate an omission.
- Sentence without an ellipsis: According to an article I read, “The Lego Movie, written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, was one of the most popular movies of 2014.”
- Sentence with an ellipsis: According to an article I read, “The Lego Movie … was one of the most popular movies of 2014.”
- Student identifies reasons a writer would choose to eliminate information from a direct quotation. Reasons a writer chooses to eliminate information from a direct quotation include, but are not limited to, for clarity, to be concise, and to eliminate irrelevant information.
- Student constructs original sentences that use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. The sentences constructed by the student correctly use an ellipsis to indicate information that is omitted.
- Student evaluates the use of an ellipsis in a sentence to determine if it effectively achieves the intended effect. For example, the student correctly evaluates a writer’s use of punctuation to determine the effect it has on the meaning of a sentence. Appropriate use of an ellipsis to indicate an omission should result in a more clear and concise sentence.
