ELA+Standards

ELA Standards Overview

• Target Grades: 8th and 9th Grade

Purpose of Standards

• Standards guide instructional practices.

• All standards will appear on assessments, including the End of Grade (EOG) tests.

• The standards are divided into:

  • RL: Reading Literature (Fiction)

  • RI: Reading Informational (Non-Fiction)

Reading Literature (RL) Standards

RL 8.1

• Objective: Cite textual evidence to support analysis.

• I can... find important details that describe the story, both directly and indirectly.

RL 8.2

• Objective: Determine and analyze the theme of a text, including its development and summarization.

• I can... describe character development and write objective summaries based on changes in characters or their learnings.

RL 8.3

• Objective: Analyze how dialogue or incidents propel action or reveal character aspects.

• I can... understand how details and dialogue deepen character meanings in a narrative.

RL 8.4

• Objective: Determine meanings of words/phrases, analyze specific word choices.

• I can... learn and utilize vocabulary introduced in fictional stories.

RL 8.5

• Objective: Compare and contrast structures of texts and their contributions to meaning and style.

• I can... recognize similarities and differences in writing styles and narrative structures among stories.

RL 8.6

• Objective: Analyze character and audience perspectives in creating effects such as suspense or humor.

• I can... discern character emotions and how they relate to my own feelings while reading.

RL 8.9

• Objective: Analyze connections between modern works of fiction and traditional stories.

• I can... explore how older themes and cultural beliefs are reflected in contemporary narratives.

Vocabulary for Reading Literature

• Analysis: Detailed examination of components for understanding.

• Explicit: Clearly and directly stated.

• Inference: Logical conclusion based on evidence.

• Text: Any read, viewed, or explored material.

• Textual Evidence: Evidence from the text supporting conclusions or opinions.

• Objective Summary: Unbiased account of main points or themes.

Extended Vocabulary Definitions

• Analogy: Comparison to clarify or explain.

• Allusion: Indirect reference to external contexts.

• Plot: Sequence of events in a narrative.

• Setting: Time and place in the story.

• Theme: Underlying meaning explored by the text.

• Drama: Literature designed for performance emphasizing dialogue.

• Perspective: Viewer or reader's outlook on a topic.

• Event: Defined occurrence.

• Patterns: Repeated elements or ideas throughout a narrative.

• Compare: Measure similarities/differences; contrast highlights variations.

• Style: Distinct manner for executing an artistic expression.

Reading Informational (RI) Standards

RI 8.1

• Objective: Cite textual evidence for analysis of explicit content and inferences.

• I can... detail what the text conveys exactly.

RI 8.2

• Objective: Determine a text's central idea and analyze its development.

• I can... confront the overarching message and what the author intends the reader to learn.

RI 8.3

• Objective: Analyze connections and distinctions in a text.

• I can... understand how details connect within the text.

RI 8.4

• Objective: Determine meanings of words/phrases, analyze their tone impacts.

• I can... integrate vocabulary learned from non-fiction texts.

RI 8.5

• Objective: Analyze paragraph structure and key sentence roles.

• I can... assess how text sections develop concepts.

RI 8.6

• Objective: Determine author’s viewpoint and analyze responses to conflicting evidence.

• I can... grasp the author's perspective despite conflicting evidence.

RI 8.8

• Objective: Evaluate arguments and claims within a text.

• I can... discern pertinent information that aligns with the topic.

RI 8.9

• Objective: Analyze conflicting information across texts on the same topic.

• I can... examine differing interpretations and viewpoints.

Vocabulary for Reading Informational

• Central Idea: Unifying concept in informational texts.

• Medium: The materials used for artistic expression.

• Claim: Assertion supported by evidence.

• Evidence: Facts used to substantiate claims.