Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.2.1.2
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.2.1.2
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
- List examples of nouns to concisely and precisely express ideas.
- List examples of verbs to concisely and precisely express ideas.
- Identify specific examples in a text of precise and concise language to express ideas.
- Identify specific examples in a text of language that is wordy or redundant.
- Construct original writing that expresses ideas precisely and concisely.
- Revise writing to eliminate language that is wordy or redundant.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student lists examples of nouns to precisely express ideas. Specific nouns are used to precisely express ideas in a sentence. Examples of specific nouns and their wordy counterparts include:
- mansion/a really big house
- sequoia/a giant tree
- multi-linguist/an individual who speaks and understands two languages.
- Student lists examples of verbs to precisely express ideas. Examples of strong verbs and their imprecise counterparts include:
- whispered/talk very quietly
- ponder/to think very carefully about something
- prioritize/to make more important than
- Student identifies specific examples in a text of precise and concise language to express ideas. The student gathers and directly cites multiple examples of precise and concise language to express ideas.
- Student identifies specific examples in a text of language that is wordy or redundant. The student gathers and directly cites multiple examples of imprecise, wordy, or redundant language that impact the clear expression of ideas.
- Student constructs original writing that expresses ideas precisely and concisely. The student uses specific nouns and strong verbs to precisely and concisely express ideas.
- Student revises writing to eliminate language that is wordy or redundant. Using a thesaurus, or another appropriate tool, the student revises language that is wordy or redundant with words that precisely and concisely express ideas.
