Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.E.1.1.3
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.E.1.1.3
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 words, phrases, and clauses used to create cohesion in a written analysis of a text.
- List words, phrases, and clauses that clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts in a written analysis of a text.
- Identify words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to create cohesion in a specific written analysis of a text.
- Identify words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts in a specific written analysis of a text.
- Construct a cohesive and clear analysis of a text using specific words, phrases, and clauses.
- Evaluate the clarity created by using specific words, phrases, and clauses to link various ideas and concepts in a written analysis of a text.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student lists words, phrases, and clauses used to create cohesion in a written analysis of a text. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- For example
- To illustrate
- Also
- In addition to
- Furthermore
- Moreover
- Student lists words, phrases, and clauses that clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts in a written analysis of a text. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Clearly
- Specifically
- Comparatively
- In comparison
- In contrast
- Student identifies words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to create cohesion in a specific written analysis of a text. The student directly cites words, phrases, and clauses used to establish cohesion. The student is also able to identify the function of the transitional and linking words, phrases, and clauses in the written analysis.
- Student identifies words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts in a specific written analysis of a text. The student directly cites words, phrases, and clauses that are used to clarify this relationship. The student is also able to identify the function of the clarifying words, phrases, and clauses in the written analysis.
- Student constructs a cohesive and clear analysis of a text using specific words, phrases, and clauses. The constructed analysis includes evidence of deliberately selected transitional and clarifying words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
- Student evaluates the clarity created by using specific words, phrases, and clauses to link various ideas and concepts in a written analysis of a text. The student evaluates a writer’s use of these words and the overall affect they have on a written analysis of a text.
