Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.2.5
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.1.2.5
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 examples of punctuation that can be used to separate items in a series.
- State the function of specific types of punctuation that are used to separate items in a series.
- Identify examples of punctuation correctly used in a text to separate items in a series.
- Identify examples of punctuation incorrectly used to separate items in a series.
- Construct original sentences that use punctuation correctly to separate items in a series.
- Revise sentences to incorporate or correct the use of punctuation to separate items in a series.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student lists examples of punctuation that can be used to separate items in a series. The student lists commas and semicolons as examples of punctuation that separate items in a series.
- Student states the function of specific types of punctuation that are used to separate items in a series.
- Commas are used between each item in a series and before the word “and.”
- Semicolons are used between items in a series that already include a comma.
- Student identifies examples of punctuation correctly used in a text to separate items in a series. For example:
- My favorite sports are baseball, soccer, and football.
- The author traveled to Boston, Massachusetts; Phoenix, Arizona; and San Francisco, California on a book tour.
- Student identifies examples of punctuation incorrectly used to separate items in a series. For example:
- My favorite sports are baseball soccer and football.
- The author traveled to Boston Massachusetts Phoenix Arizona and San Francisco California on a book tour.
- Student constructs original sentences that use punctuation correctly to separate items in a series. The sentences constructed display correct use of commas and semicolons to separate items in a series.
- Student revises sentences to incorporate or correct the use of punctuation to separate items in a series. For example, the student correctly revises sentences to accurately use commas and semicolons to separate items in a series.
