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English Language Arts
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.8: GRADE 8
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using 2 or more key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, categories).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two or more interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using 2 or more key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, categories).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two or more interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using 2 or more key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, categories).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two or more interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1a Identify a difference in the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the structure of a paragraph.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Analyze the structure of the text through evaluation of the author’s use of specific sentences and paragraphs to develop and refine a concept.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1a Identify a difference in the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the structure of a paragraph.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Analyze the influence of the words and phrases in a text including figurative and connotative, and technical meanings; and how they shape meaning and tone.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1a Identify a difference in the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the structure of a paragraph.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of a text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.GEvaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g. print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
Standard - CC.1.2.8.HEvaluate authors’ argument, reasoning, and specific claims for the soundness of the arguments and the relevance of the evidence.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that does or does not support the argument or claim.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2 Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic, and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2a Identify conflicting information presented in two texts about the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.IAnalyze two or more texts that provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that does or does not support the argument or claim.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2 Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic, and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2a Identify conflicting information presented in two texts about the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.JAcquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.KDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.LRead and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
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