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Eighth Grade Reading SUMMARY
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Acquisition of Vocabulary   TTA = Total Times Assessed
           
8-10 Benchmark A First Few Words of Indicator MC # SA # ER # TTA
Grade 8 Indicator 1 Define unknown words through context clues and  3     3
           
8-10 Benchmark C          
Grade 8 Indicator 2 Apply knowledge of connotation and denotation to  2     2
Grade 8 Indicator 4 Infer the literal and figurative meaning of words and  3     3
           
Reading Process:  Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies        
           
8-10 Benchmark A First Few Words of Indicator MC # SA # ER # TTA
Grade 8 Indicator 1  Apply reading comprehension strategies, including  6     6
           
8-10 Benchmark B          
Grade 8 Indicator 2 Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing  2 1   3
           
Reading Applications:  Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text        
           
8-10 Benchmark A First Few Words of Indicator MC # SA # ER # TTA
Grade 8 Indicator 1  Compare and contrast text features, including format  1     1
Grade 8 Indicator 2  Identify and use the organizational structure of a text,  2     2
           
8-10 Benchmark B          
Grade 8 Indicator 5 Assess the adequacy, accuracy and appropriateness  1     1
Grade 8 Indicator 8  Recognize how writers cite facts, draw inferences  2     2
           
           
           
           
           
8-10 Benchmark D          
Grade 8 Indicator 6 Identify the author’s purpose and intended audience 1 1   2
Grade 8 Indicator 7 Analyze an author's argument, perspective or  1   1 2
           
Reading Applications:  Literary Text          
           
8-10 Benchmark A First Few Words of Indicator MC # SA # ER # TTA
Grade 8 Indicator 1  Identify and explain various types of characters  3     3
           
8-10 Benchmark B          
Grade 8 Indicator 2 Analyze the influence of setting in relation to other  1     1
           
8-10 Benchmark C          
Grade 8 Indicator 3 Explain how authors pace action and use subplots 1 1   2
           
8-10 Benchmark E          
Grade 8 Indicator 6  Explain how an author’s choice of genre affects the  2     2
           
8-10 Benchmark F          
Grade 8 Indicator 7  Identify examples of foreshadowing and flashback    1   1
Grade 8 Indicator 8  Explain ways in which the author conveys mood and  1   1 2