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Standard Identifier: L.8.3

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Language
Cluster: Knowledge of Language

Standard:
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).

Standard Identifier: RI.8.7

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.8

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.9

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RL.8.7

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.

Standard Identifier: RL.8.8

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
(Not applicable to literature)

Standard Identifier: RL.8.9

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.

Standard Identifier: W.8.4

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Writing
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing

Standard:
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Standard Identifier: W.8.5

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Writing
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing

Standard:
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 8.)

Standard Identifier: W.8.6

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Writing
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing

Standard:
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

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