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Math Curriculum 01/12/03

Language Arts - Grade 8

Language Arts

The Idaho State Achievement Standards for Language Arts provides skills for kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Reading programs during the first three years should be designed so that adequate instructional time is devoted to the teaching of phonemic awareness skills, phonics skills, the development of spelling and orthographic skills, the development of reading fluency and automaticity and the development of reading comprehension strategies. Each of these components of reading instruction should be taught in an integrated context with ample practice provided in reading familiar material. This is imperative for those demonstrating difficulty in learning to read, but beneficial for all.

The Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) is designed to measure grade level knowledge. The tests are administered in the fall and winter and any student who is not at grade level must take the test again in the spring. The IRI assess the skills that each child should have mastered at the time of testing.

Grade 8

The Idaho State Achievement Standards for Language Arts provides skills for eighth grade.


Genres
This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some examples of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature.

    Author Technique: Style/Response
The learner will be able to recognize how authors use style to elicit a response in readers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Author: Style/Technique Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.d
  
    Author Technique: Analyze/Symbolism
The learner will be able to analyze how authors use symbolism to express meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Author: Style/Technique Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.b
  
    Story: Characteristics/Explain
The learner will be able to explain distinguishing characteristics of the short story.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Story/Short Story Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.a
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Short Story - A [Software].  
  
    Narrative: Plot Development/Determine
The learner will be able to determine plot development in narratives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Narrative Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.b
  
    Drama: Elements/Describe
The learner will be able to describe defining elements of plays.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drama Comprehension Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.a
  
    Novel: Characteristics/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the unique characteristics of the novel.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Novel Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.a
  
    Point of View: Response/Elicit
The learner will be able to recognize how authors use point of view to elicit a response in readers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Author: Point of View Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.d
  
    Essay: Elements/Describe
The learner will be able to describe defining elements of essays.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Essay Comprehension Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.a
  

Language Arts Processes
Language Arts Processes is an integrated Language Arts unit. It addresses multiple processes: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and representing. This unit includes language processes used in real-world, career, and other settings as well as traditional school settings. Language Arts Processes also deals with multiple forms of text: written, oral, and visual.

    Oral/Written/Visual Text: Social
The learner will be able to identify a selection as a reflection of its social, cultural and historical context.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Oral/Written/Visual Text: Themes Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.c
  

Language Expressions
This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar.

    Conventions: Clauses/Phrases/Sentences
The learner will be able to identify and use conventions for clauses; for phrases including prepositional phrases and participial phrases; and for appositives, infinitives, and gerunds.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Language Conventions Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.a; ID: Direct Writing Assessment ISAT
  
    Conventions: Grammar/Punctuation
The learner will be able to determine the rules and conventions of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and legibility.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Language Conventions Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.a ISAT
  
    Parts of Speech: Identify/Apply
The learner will be able to identify parts of speech, and apply them correctly and appropriately.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Parts of Speech Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.a ; ID: Direct Writing Assessment ISAT
  
    Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: adverb phrase, adjective phrase, pronoun's antecedent.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT
  

Language Mechanics
This unit includes comprehending and applying the rules which govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works.

    *Punctuation: Rules/Apply
The learner will be able to apply the rules of punctuation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Punctuation Application Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.a; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Capitalization: Application of Rules
The learner will be able to apply capitalization rules in his/her written work.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Capitalization: Applications Application Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.a ; ID: Direct Writing Assessment ISAT
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Capitalization - A [Software].  
  
    Quotation Mark: Use
The learner will be able to use quotation marks correctly in quoted material and written dialogue.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Quotation Mark Application Master 1.0 ISAT
  
    Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: possessive noun.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT
  

Listening
This unit includes identifying and distinguishing between sounds and patterns in sounds, constructing meaning from information delivered verbally, and understanding and responding to verbal information.

    Response: Expression/Literary
The learner will be able to listen for literary expression.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Listening Responses Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 745.02
  
    Behaviors: Listen Attentively/discuss
The learner will be able to listen attentively to classroom discussions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Listening Behaviors Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.03.c
  
    *Evaluating: Verbal/Nonverbal
The learner will be able to evaluate the purpose, content, organization, and delivery of verbal communication and nonverbal cues.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Evaluating Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 745.03.a
  

Media
This unit includes the study of information and entertainment communications. Topics include: advertising, art, journalism, film, and media messages, forms and productions.

    *Media: Tools/Enhance/Communication
The learner will be able to comprehend the multimedia tools of graphics, pictures, color, motion, and music.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747.04.a
  
    *Media: Relationships/Ideas/Culture
The learner will be able to assess relationships, ideas, and cultural elements as represented in media.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747.02.b
  
    Nonprint: Visuals/Create
The learner will be able to use a wide range of resources to produce visuals that communicate through nonprint media.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Form: Non-Print Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747.04
  
    Nonprint: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate nonprint media.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Form: Non-Print Evaluation Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747.03.a
  

Reading Operations
This unit includes constructing meaning from fiction and non-fiction selections at comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and judgment levels of understanding. It includes skills which address identifying, discussing, and comparing both concrete and abstract elements of selections (setting, plot, characterization, genre, historical period, theme, tone, moral message, and psychological and political implications).

    Compare/Contrast: Human/Experience
The learner will be able to read and respond to a wide range of literature to compare and contrast the multiple facets of the human experience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Compare/Contrast Analysis Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02. ISAT
  
    Purposes: Variety/Examine/Evaluate
The learner will be able to critically examine and evaluate a variety of traditional, technical, and electronic materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reading Purposes Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03 ISAT
  
    *Relationship: Apply/Anticipate/Text
The learner will be able to apply relationships between text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world to anticipate new text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Relationship Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.c.; ISAT
  
    *Construct Meaning: Interactive/Text Cue
The learner will be able to demonstrate interactive reading by identifying and utilizing textual elements to construct meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Constructing Meaning: Strategies Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.a
  
    *Response: Reconsider/Source
The learner will be able to reconsider a response against multiple grade-level information sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reading Responses: General Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.d
  
    *Tone: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the tone of a given passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Tone Knowledge Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.f; ISAT
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Fictional Tale [Software].  
  
    American Culture: Disability
The learner will be able to read and respond to culturally diverse American literature representative of different disabilities.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Themes: American Comprehension Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 745
  
    Fluency: Independent/Increase
The learner will be able to increase fluency to grade-level expectations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reading Aloud: Fluency Master .
  
    Mood: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the mood of a reading passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Mood Knowledge Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.f
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Short Story - D [Software].  
  
    Interpretation: Prior Knowledge/Origin
The learner will be able to use prior knowledge and information from the text to develop original interpretations of the text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Interpretation Synthesis Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.c
  
    Strategies: Description/Main Idea
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of description, main idea, supporting details, flashbacks, comparison/contrast, chronological order, cause and effect, and process in order to improve understanding.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reading Strategies Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.b
  
    critical Thinking: Criteria/Personal
The learner will be able to use personal or objective criteria to make meaning from reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Critical Thinking Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.d
  
    Sources: Information/Locate
The learner will be able to locate information from a variety of sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Source Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.07.a
  
    Critical Thinking: Criteria/Personal
The learner will be able to use personal or objective criteria to make meaning and pass judgement on reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Critical Thinking Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.d; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT
  
    Support: Evidence/Judge
The learner will be able to make judgements based on supporting evidence in a text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Support Evaluation Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.c; ISAT
  
    Structure: Format/Response
The learner will be able to recognize how authors use format and structure to elicit a response in readers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Structure Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.d
  
    Structure: Response/Elicit
The learner will be able to recognize how authors use structure to elicit a response in readers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Structure Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.d
  
    Reading Behaviors: Grade Level/Read
The learner will be able to read grade level appropriate materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reading Behaviors Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743
  
    Evaluating: Prior Knowledge
The learner will be able to evaluate new information in relationship to prior knowledge.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Evaluating Evaluation Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.c
  
    Construct Meaning: Background Knowledge
The learner will be able to construct meaning using background knowledge.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Constructing Meaning: Strategies Synthesis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01.b
  
    Prior Knowledge: Memory/Increase
The learner will be able to increase memory by using prior knowledge.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Prior Knowledge Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.c
  
    Prior Knowledge: Understand Information
The learner will be able to draw upon prior knowledge to understand information within a text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Prior Knowledge Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.c
  
    Prior Knowledge: Connections/Use
The learner will be able to use prior knowledge to make connections with the text while reading to construct meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Prior Knowledge Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.b
  
    Prior Knowledge: Combine/Conclusions
The learner will be able to combine prior knowledge and experience with text to draw conclusions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Prior Knowledge Synthesis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04.c; ISAT
  
    Analyze: Literary Selection
The learner will be able to analyze characters in a literary selection.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Character: Analyze Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.b
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Moral of a Story [Software].  
  
    Analyze: Conflict
The learner will be able to analyze character conflicts.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Character: Analyze Analysis Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.b
  
    Opinion: Criteria/Personal
The learner will be able to use personal or objective criteria to form opinions of reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Opinion Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.d
  
    Analyze: Plot Development/Reading
The learner will be able to analyze plot development in a reading selection.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Plot: Analyze Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.03.b
  
    Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: publications, editorial, observation, contradict, personification, alliteration, method of characterization, flashback, literary device, narration, exposition, memoir.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT
  

Speaking
This unit focuses on techniques and strategies (voice modulation, body language, ordering of ideas, visual aids, etc.) to convey meaning and to present information and opinions to groups. This unit includes: formal and informal communication, debate skills, and verbal/nonverbal communication.

    *Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to speak for a variety of purposes.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Speaking Purposes Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.01.a
  
    *Purposes: Information/Analysis/Critique
The learner will be able to use speaking skills to present information and analyses or critiques of written or viewed material.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Speaking Purposes Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746
  
    *Discussion: Behavior/Participate
The learner will be able to behave appropriately when participating in discussions, listen well, and verify understanding.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Discussion/Conversation Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.03.c
  
    *Vocal Characteristic: Inflection/Varied
The learner will be able to use varied inflections to communicate with others.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocal Characteristic Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.01.a
  
    *Audience: Variety
The learner will be able to speak for a variety of audiences.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Audience Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.01.a
  
    Evaluator: Critical/Purposes
The learner will be able to speak for critical evaluation purposes.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Evaluator Evaluation Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.03
  
    Purposes: Opinion/Express
The learner will be able to speak to clearly express his/her opinion.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Speaking Purposes Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.03.a; ISAT
  
    Purposes: Critical/Analysis
The learner will be able to speak for the purpose of critical analysis.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Speaking Purposes Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.03
  
    General: Transitions/Design
The learner will be able to design oral presentations that include transitions and responses to questions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Presentation: General Synthesis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.01.b ; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Word Choice: Varied/Communicate/Apply
The learner will be able to apply varied vocabulary to communicate ideas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Word Choice Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.01.a
  
    Support: Oral Presentation
The learner will be able to support his/her opinion in an oral presentation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Opinion: Support Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 746.03.b
  

Spelling
This unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. It includes skills related to editing passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure.

    Spelling: Application/Proficient/Rules
The learner will be able to write using increasingly proficient applications of spelling rules.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Spelling Applications Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.a; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Spelling: High-Frequency
The learner will be able to correctly spell words 1001-1200 from the district adopted high-frequency word list.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Spelling Applications Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 1
  

Study and Research Skills
This unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams.

    Graphical Format: Understanding/Show
The learner will be able to show an understanding of the use of graphics, layout, white space, italics, parentheses, and other visual aids.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Graphical Format Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.05.b
  
    Sources: Books/Identify
The learner will be able to identify books as sources of information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reference Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747.01.a
  
    Research Technology: Electronic/Find
The learner will be able to read to find information in a wide range of electronic sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Technology Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.01, 743.04
  
    Reference Form: Defining Elements
The learner will be able to describe defining elements of reference materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reference Form Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.02.a
  
    Research Project: Discoveries/Writing
The learner will be able to present research discoveries in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Project Application Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.06, 744.06.b
  
    Research Skills: Motives/Credibility
The learner will be able to understand motives, credibility, and point of view of authors when choosing reference materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Skills Comprehension Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.06.a
  
    Research Skills: Traditional/Find
The learner will be able to read to find information in a wide range of traditional sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Skills Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04; ISAT
  
    Research Skills: Technical/Find
The learner will be able to read to find information in a wide range of technical sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Skills Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 743.04
  
    Cite: Sources/Plagiarism
The learner will be able to cite quoted sources to avoid plagiarism.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Skills: Cite Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.06.a
  

Viewing/Representing
The focus of this unit is on constructing meaning from visual sources and conveying meaning through visual representation. Meaning is conveyed by applying writing processes (prewriting, writing, revising, publishing) to visual representations of information.

    *Viewing Behaviors: Display Skills
The learner will be able to display viewing comprehension skills.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Viewing Behaviors Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747
  
    Evaluating: Media
The learner will be able to view media to participate in critical evaluation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Evaluating Evaluation Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 747.03
  

Vocabulary
This unit includes studying and applying knowledge of word structure (bases and affixes), concrete analogies, synonyms, antonyms, and syllables. It also includes applying knowledge of connotation, denotation and words with multiple levels of meaning.

    Vocabulary: Apply
The learner will be able to choose specific vocabulary to use in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Appropriate: Write
The learner will be able to use appropriate word choices in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Word Choice: Appropriate Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  

Word Analysis

    Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT
  

Writing
This unit focuses on each stage of the writing process: prewriting, writing, revising, and publishing. It includes skills covering a variety of organizational formats and purposes for writing (communicating ideas, opinions, and feelings, clarifying thoughts, and solving problems). Some example writing formats are: expository, narrative, poetry, and drama.

    Literature: Ideas/Techniques
The learner will be able to write a response applying ideas and techniques from a variety of literature and fine arts, representing different cultures and perspectives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Responses: Literature Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.04.a
  
    Writing as a Process: Fluently
The learner will be able to use the writing process fluently.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing as a Process Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01; ISAT.
  
    Strategies: Style/Vocabulary/Audience
The learner will be able to recognize and apply appropriate style and vocabulary for a certain audience, voice, and purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Strategies Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01.c
  
    Strategies: Skill/Conventions/Purpose
The learner will be able to demonstrate skill and use of writing conventions appropriate to purpose and audience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Strategies Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744
  
    Purposes: Correctly/Write
The learner will be able to write correctly using basic sentence patterns.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Purposes Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02; ISAT.
  
    Purposes: Reflect
The learner will be able to write to be reflective.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Purposes Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01.b
  
    Expressive: Literary/Compose
The learner will be able to compose for literary expression.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Expressive Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.04
  
    Across Curriculum: Science/Analyze
The learner will be able to compose to analyze and evaluate in the context of science and social studies curriculum.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing to Learn: Across Curriculum Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05
  
    Technical: Document/Clear/Write
The learner will be able to write clear technical documents.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Technical Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.07.b
  
    Edit: Writing/Correct
The learner will be able to edit others' writing to correct it.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Editing Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02; ISAT
  
    Strategies: Purpose/Discipline/Select
The learner will be able to select tone, voice, style, mood, and persona appropriate to different purposes, disciplines, and audiences.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Strategies Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ISAT.
  
    Edit: Own
The learner will be able to edit his/her own writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Editing Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01.a; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Revise: Written Work
The learner will be able to revise written work.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Revising Evaluation Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01.a; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Drafting
The learner will be able to draft written works.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting Synthesis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01.a
  
    Essay: Synthesizing Information/Sources
The learner will be able to synthesize information from a variety of sources in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Essay/Composition Synthesis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.06
  
    Organization: Structure
The learner will be able to use appropriate organizational structure in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Organization Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Technological Tools: Write/Develop
The learner will be able to write using information from technology and other resources to develop his/her own ideas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Technologies Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.06.a
  
    Paragraph: Clear/Developed/Write
The learner will be able to write fully developed paragraphs that include clear, controlling ideas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Paragraph Content Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Paragraph Coherence - A [Software].  
  
    Form: Inform/Select
The learner will be able to select the appropriate form to inform.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Form Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.03.b
  
    Form: Explain/Select
The learner will be able to select the appropriate form to explain.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Form Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.03.b
  
    Expository: Explain/Inform
The learner will be able to compose an expository piece that explains and informs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Expository Synthesis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.03
  
    Persuasive: Write
The learner will be able to write to persuade.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Persuasive Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05.c; ISAT.
  
    Analytical: Effectiveness
The learner will be able to analyze the effectiveness of a written work.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Analytical Writing Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05.a; ISAT.
  
    Analytical: Structure/Analyze
The learner will be able to write to analyze structure.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Analytical Writing Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05.a; ISAT.
  
    Summary: Information/Paraphrase
The learner will be able to paraphrase information accurately in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Summary Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.06.a
  
    Purposes: Analyze
The learner will be able to write to analyze purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Purposes Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05.a
  
    Descriptive: Language/Write/Use
The learner will be able to use descriptive language when writing creative written works.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Descriptive Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.04.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Main Idea: Thesis
The learner will be able to develop and support a thesis statement.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Main Idea Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.04.b, 744.06.a; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Literary Device: Parallelism/Enhance
The learner will be able to use parallelism to enhance his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Literary Device Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ISAT.
  
    Audience: Support/Generate
The learner will be able to choose supporting evidence for theses designed to inform or persuade an audience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Audience Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05.b; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Figurative Language: Use/Improve/Writing
The learner will be able to use figurative language to improve his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Figurative Language Application Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ISAT.
  
    Figurative Language: Hyperbole/Use
The learner will be able to use hyperbole, Idiom, personification in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Figurative Language Application Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Figurative Language: Idiom/Use
The learner will be able to use idioms in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Figurative Language Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ISAT.
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Idioms - A [Software].  
  
    Figurative Language: Personification/Use
The learner will be able to use personification in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Figurative Language Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ISAT.
  
    Figurative Language: Write/Use
The learner will be able to use figurative language when writing creative written works.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Figurative Language Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.04.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Figurative Language: Publish/Use
The learner will be able to use figurative language when publishing creative written works.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Figurative Language Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.04.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Literary Device: Alliteration
The learner will be able to use alliteration in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Literary Device: Sound Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ISAT.
  
    Metaphor: Use
The learner will be able to use metaphors in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Metaphor/Simile Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.b; ISAT.
  
    Support: Topic/Audience/Appropriate
The learner will be able to support written works with details and examples appropriate to topic, audience, and purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Support Application Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
  
    Technical: Information/Appropriately
The learner will be able to write using technical information appropriately.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Technical Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.07
  
    Style: Transitions/Display
The learner will be able to display an effective writing style through the use of appropriate transitions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Style Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment
  
    Style: Analyze
The learner will be able to write to analyze style.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Style Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.05.a
  
    Topic Sentence: Paragraph/Write
The learner will be able to write an organized paragraph with a topic sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Paragraph Content: Topic Sentence Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 20; ISAT.
Assessment Resources
- Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Topic Sentence - A [Software].  
  
    Sources: Document
The learner will be able to document sources correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Paper: Sources Application Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.02.c
  
    Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: nonparallel construction, sentence fragment, faulty tense change, irony, exaggeration, fragment, descriptive writing, incomplete sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT
  
    Writing as a Process: Demonstrate
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of each stage of the writing process.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing as a Process Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01; ISAT.
  
    Purposes: Facts/Data/Combine
The learner will be able to combine facts, data, and processes from technical and non-technical materials in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Purposes Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.03.a
  
    Form: Variety
The learner will be able to write in a variety of forms.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Form Master ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 8, 744.01.b
  

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