The EMC Masterpiece Series Responding to Literature

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Grade 8 Standard 1 READING: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development Vocabulary and Concept Development 8.1.1 Analyze idioms and comparisons, such as analogies, metaphors, and similes, to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases. Idioms: TE: Individual Learning Strategies 6, Individual Leaning Styles 13, Graphic Organizer 12, Understanding Literature 279 Analogies: TE: Skill Builders 620, Reader s Toolbox 643, Understanding Language 647, Handbook of Literary Terms 982 Metaphors: TE: Literary Technique 7, Reader s Toolbox 35, Graphic Organizer 35, Understanding Literature 43, Understanding Literature 198, Writer s Journal 198, 255, Elements of Poetry 578 Similes: TE: Literary Technique 7, Reader s Toolbox 35, Graphic Organizer 35, Understanding Literature 43, Understanding Literature 198, Writer s Journal 198, Elements of Poetry 578 8.1.2 Understand the influence of historical events on English word meaning and vocabulary expansion. TE: Reader s Resource 5, Individual Learning Strategies 6, Words for Everyday Use 580, 8.1.3 Use word meanings implied but not directly stated within the context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast. TE: Words for Everyday Use 14, 17, 27, 59, 70, 96, 140, 161, 189, 212, 224, 259, Vocabulary 314, Vocabulary 853 Standard 2 READING: Reading Comprehension Structural Features of Informational and Technical Materials 8.2.1 Compare and contrast the features and elements of consumer materials to gain meaning from documents. TE: Applied English 44, Understanding Literature 313, Guided Writing 884-889 8.2.2 Analyze text that uses proposition (statement of argument) and support patterns. TE: Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine 43, 109, 165, 237, 292, 352, 453, 563 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text 8.2.3 Find similarities and differences between texts in the treatment, amount of coverage, or organization of ideas. TE: Skill Builders 11, Additional Questions and Activities 14, 32, Skill Builders 68, 502, Writer s Journal 502 8.2.4 Compare the original text to a summary to determine whether the summary accurately describes the 2

main ideas, includes important details, and conveys the underlying meaning. TE: Skill Builders 11, Selection 32, Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine 43, 109, 165, 237, Graphic Organizer 279, Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine 292, Skill builders 314, Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine 352, 453, 563 8.2.5 Use information from a variety of consumer and public documents to explain a situation or decision and to solve a problem. TE: Skill Builders 45, Writer s Journal 633, Skill Builders 680 Expository (Informational) Critique 8.2.6 Evaluate the logic, internal consistency, and structural patterns of text. TE: Understanding Literature 66-67, Elements of Fiction 466-468, Reader s Toolbox 492, Guided Writing 566-568, Language Arts Survey 903 Standard 3 READING: Literary Response and Analysis Structural Features of Literature 8.3.1 Determine and articulate the relationship between the purposes and characteristics of different forms of poetry (including ballads, lyrics, couplets, epics, elegies, odes, and sonnets). 988 Ballad: TE: Elements of Poetry 578, Reader s Toolbox 611, Handbook of Literary Terms 983 Lyric: TE: Elements of Poetry 578, Reader s Toolbox 662, Handbook of Literary Terms Understanding Literature 666 Couplet: TE: Elements of Poetry 578, Skill Builders 584 Epic: TE: Elements of Poetry 578 Elegy: TE: Writer s Journal 67, Elements of Poetry 578 Ode: TE: Elements of Poetry 578, Selection 674 Sonnet: TE: Elements of Poetry 578, Additional Questions and Activities 581 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text 8.3.2 Evaluate the structural elements of the plot, such as subplots, parallel episodes, and climax; the plot's development; and the way in which conflicts are (or are not) addressed and resolved. TE: Reader s Toolbox 56, Understanding Literature 66, Elements of Fiction 466, Reader s Toolbox 492, Understanding Literature 502, 656, Understanding Literature 659 8.3.3 Compare and contrast the motivations and reactions of literary characters from different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts. TE: Reader s Toolbox 12, Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine 312, 375, Guided Writing 456-461 Writer s Journal 584 8.3.4 Analyze the importance of the setting to the mood, tone, and meaning of the text. TE: Understanding Literature 109, Reader s Toolbox 200, Understanding Literature 237, 255, Reader s Toolbox 393, 424, 447, Writer s Journal 454, Elements of Fiction 467, Reader s Toolbox 611, Understanding Literature 679 3

8.3.5 Identify and analyze recurring themes (such as good versus evil) that appear frequently across traditional and contemporary works. TE: Reader s Toolbox 5, Understanding Literature 10, 43, Reflecting on Your Reading 52-53, Understanding Literature 90, Reflecting on Your Reading 118-119, Reader s Toolbox 159, Reflecting on Your Reading 246-247, 301-302, Skill Builders 490-491 8.3.6 Identify significant literary devices, such as metaphor, symbolism, dialect, and irony, that define a writer's style and use those elements to interpret the work. Metaphor: TE: Literary Technique 7, Reader s Toolbox 35, Graphic Organizer 35, Understanding Literature 43, 198, 255, Elements of Poetry 578, Reader s Toolbox 585 Symbolism: TE: Reader s Toolbox 200, Understanding Literature 208, Reader s Toolbox 513, Understanding Literature 563-564, Elements of Poetry 578 Dialect: TE: Reader s Toolbox 137, Understanding Literature 151, Handbook of Literary Terms 985 Irony: TE: Reader s Toolbox 79, Understanding Literature 84, Reader s Toolbox 340, Literary Criticism Understanding Literature 345, Reader s Toolbox 435, Understanding Literature 446 8.3.7 Analyze a work of literature, showing how it reflects the heritage, traditions, attitudes, and beliefs of its author. TE: Skill Builders 11, Individual Learning Skills 13, About the Author 28, 65, 593, 344, 380, 399, 407 Standard 4 WRITING: Writing Process Organization and Focus 8.4.1 Discuss ideas for writing, keep a list or notebook of ideas, and use graphic organizers to plan writing. TE: Writer s Journal 11, 67, Graphic Organizer 12, 69, Guided Writing 168-178, 566 8.4.2 Create compositions that have a clear message, a coherent thesis, and end with a clear and wellsupported conclusion. TE: Guided Writing 168, 172, 457, 458, Language Arts Survey 910, 914 8.4.3 Support theses or conclusions with analogies (comparisons), paraphrases, quotations, opinions from experts, and similar devices. TE: Guided Writing 170-171, 457, 458, Language Arts Survey 898, 909, 966, 971 Research and Technology 8.4.4 Plan and conduct multiple-step information searches by using computer networks. TE: Skill Builders 34, 78, 110, 198, 231, 238 454 4

8.4.5 Achieve an effective balance between researched information and original ideas. TE: Skill Builders 11, 45, 67, 78, 110, 198, 231, 238 454 8.4.6 Create documents on a computer by using word-processing skills and publishing programs; develop simple databases and spreadsheets to manage information and prepare reports. TE: Skill Builders 34, 78, 110, 198, 231, 238 454, Language Arts Survey 969 Evaluation and Revision 8.4.7 Review and evaluate writing using a revision checklist (an editing checklist with specific examples of corrections for frequent errors). TE: Guided Writing 46, 112, 168, 240, 296, 355, 456, 566, 683, 766, 833, Language Arts Survey 916-917 8.4.8 Proofread and edit writing, including personal work and that of other writers. TE: Guided Writing 46, 112, 168, 240, 296, 355, 456, 566, 683, 766, 833, Language Arts Survey 916-917 8.4.9 Revise writing for word choice; appropriate organization; consistent point of view; and transitions among paragraphs, passages, and ideas. TE: Guided Writing 46, 112, 168, 240, 296, 355, 456, 566, 683, 766, 833, Language Arts Survey 916-917 Standard 5 WRITING: Writing Applications 8.5.1 Write biographies, autobiographies, and short stories: TE: Reader s Toolbox 257, Understanding Literature 262, Study and Research 596, Guided Writing 46, 112, 168, 240, 296, 355, 456, 566, 683, 766 Tell about an incident, event, or situation by using well-chosen details. ΤΕ: Respond to the Selection 28, Skill Builders 34, Reader s Journal 603, Guided Writing 46, 112, 168, 240, 296, 355, 456, 566, 683, 766 Reveal the significance of, or the writer's attitude about, the subject. TE: About the Author 8, 28, 74, 89, 131, 192, 593 Use narrative and descriptive strategies, including relevant dialogue, specific action, physical description, background description, and comparison or contrast of characters. TE: Understanding Literature 33, Reader s Toolbox 57, Understanding Literature 67, Guided Writing 296, Understanding Literature 352, Reader s Toolbox 424 8.5.2 Write responses to literature: Demonstrate careful reading and insight into interpretations. TE: Study and Research 11, Reader s Journal 597, Study and Research 596, Investigate, Inquire and Imagine 33, 66, 84 237, 292, 352, 453, 646 Connect response to the writer's techniques and to specific textual references. TE: Understanding Literature 66-67, Investigate, Inquire and Imagine 66, 84 237, 292, 352, 453, 646 Make supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on its audience. 5

TE: Investigate, Inquire and Imagine 66-67, Study and Research 596, Investigate, Inquire and Imagine 33, 66, 84 237, 292, 352, 453, 646 Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or to personal knowledge. TE: Investigate, Inquire and Imagine 33, 66, 84 237, 292, 352, 453, 646 8.5.3 Write research reports: Define a thesis (a statement of position on the topic). TE: Guided Writing 168-178 Include important ideas, concepts, and direct quotations from significant information sources, including print reference materials and the Internet, and paraphrase and summarize all perspectives on the topic, as appropriate. TE: Additional Questions and Activities 32, Guided Writing 168-178, Study and Research 596 Use a variety of primary and secondary sources and distinguish the nature and value of each. TE: Guided Writing 168-178 Organize and display information on charts, tables, maps, and graphs. TE: Elements of Visual and Information Media 838-840, Understanding Literature 852 Document reference sources with footnotes and a bibliography. TE: Language Arts Survey 969-970 8.5.4 Write persuasive compositions: Include a well-defined thesis that makes a clear and knowledgeable appeal. TE: Writer s Journal 11, Guided Writing 168, 240 Elements of Nonfiction 776, Reader s Toolbox 817, Understanding Literature 826, Reader s Toolbox 869, Understanding Literature 871, Guided Writing 884 Present detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning to support effective arguments and emotional appeals. TE: Respond to Selection 8, Guided Writing 168, 240 Reader s Toolbox 817, Guided Writing 884 Provide details, reasons, and examples, arranging them effectively by anticipating and answering reader concerns and counterarguments. TE: Guided Writing 168, 240, 884 8.5.5 Write technical documents: bylaws Identify the sequence of activities needed to design a system, operate a tool, or explain the of an organization s constitution or guidelines. TE: Guided Writing 829-833, 884-889 Include all the factors and variables that need to be considered. TE: Guided Writing 829-833, 884-889 Use formatting techniques, including headings and changing the fonts (typeface) to aid comprehension. TE: Guided Writing 829-833, 884-889 8.5.6 Write using precise word choices to make writing interesting and exact. 6

TE: Understanding Literature 43, Understanding Literature 279, Graphic Organizer 280, Understanding Literature 588, 595 8.5.7 Write for different purposes and to a specific audience or person, adjusting tone and style as necessary. TE: Understanding Literature 262, 453, Writer s Journal 601, Language Arts Survey 903, Standard 6 WRITING: Written English Language Conventions Sentence Structure 8.6.1 Use correct and varied sentence types (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex) and sentence openings to present a lively and effective personal style. TE: Language, Grammar and Style 11, Skill Builders 34, 67,595, 601, Language Arts Skills 923-949 8.6.2 Identify and use parallelism (use consistent elements of grammar when compiling a list) in all writing to present items in a series and items juxtaposed for emphasis. Correct: TE: Skill Builders 34, 67,595, 601, Language Arts Skills 923-949 Incorrect: TE: Skill Builders 34, 67,595, 601, Language Arts Skills 923-949 8.6.3 Use subordination, coordination, noun phrases that function as adjectives and other devices to indicate clearly the relationship between ideas. TE: Language Arts Skills 923-949 Grammar 8.6.4 Edit written manuscripts to ensure that correct grammar is used. TE: Guided Writing 46, 112, 168, 240, 296, 355, 456, 566, 683, 766 Punctuation 8.6.5 Use correct punctuation. TE: Skill Builders 11, Language Arts Survey 943-944 Capitalization 8.6.6 Use correct capitalization. TE: Language Arts Survey 945-946 Spelling 8.6.7 Use correct spelling conventions. TE: Language Arts Survey 947-949 Standard 7 LISTENING AND SPEAKING: Listening and Speaking Skills, Strategies, and Applications Comprehension 8.7.1 Paraphrase (restate) a speaker's purpose and point of view and ask questions concerning the speaker's content, delivery, and attitude toward the subject. TE: Additional Questions and Activities 25, 32, Language Arts Survey 954 Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication 8.7.2 Match the message, vocabulary, voice modulation (changes in tone), expression, and tone to the audience and purpose. 7

TE: Skill Builders 68, 339, 386, Language Arts Survey 950-952 8.7.3 Outline the organization of a speech, including an introduction; transitions, previews, and summaries; a logically developed body; and an effective conclusion. TE: Language Arts Survey 950-959 8.7.4 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate and colorful modifiers (describing words, such as adverbs and adjectives), and the active rather than the passive voice in ways that enliven oral presentations. TE: Understanding Literature 595, Writer s Journal 595, Language Arts Survey 950-952, 954 8.7.5 Use appropriate grammar, word choice, enunciation (clear speech), and pace (timing) during formal presentations. TE: Skill Builders 68, Language Arts Survey 950-952 8.7.6 Use audience feedback, including both verbal and nonverbal cues, to reconsider and modify the organizational structure and/or to rearrange words and sentences for clarification of meaning. TE: Language Arts Survey 950-952, 959 Analysis and Evaluation of Oral and Media Communications 8.7.7 Analyze oral interpretations of literature, including language choice and delivery, and the effect of the interpretations on the listener. TE: Skill Builders 68, Graphic Organizer 69, Reader s Toolbox 69, Language Arts Survey 950-952 8.7.8 Evaluate the credibility of a speaker including whether the speaker has hidden agendas, or presents slanted or biased material. TE: Reader s Toolbox 69, Critical Thinking 596, Language Arts Survey 950-952 8.7.9 Interpret and evaluate the various ways in which visual image makers (such as graphic artists, illustrators, and news photographers) communicate information and affect impressions and opinions. TE: Skill Builders 434, 872, Reader s Toolbox 869, Language Arts Survey 959, 968 Speaking Applications 8.7.10 Deliver narrative (story) presentations, such as biographical or autobiographical information: 979 Relate a clear incident, event, or situation by using well-chosen details. TE: Study and Research 11, Speaking and Listening 68, Language Arts Survey 959, Reveal the significance of the incident, event, or situation. TE: Speaking and Listening 68, Language Arts Survey 959, 979 Use narrative and descriptive strategies to support the presentation, including relevant dialogue, specific action, physical description, background description, and comparison or contrast of characters. TE: Language Arts Survey 953-959 8

8.7.11 Deliver oral responses to literature: Interpret a reading and provide insight. TE: Speaking and Listening 68, Language Arts Survey 957-959 Connect personal responses to the writer's techniques and to specific textual references. TE: Speaking and Listening 68, Language Arts Survey 957-959 Make supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on its audience. TE: Skill Builders 256, Language Arts Survey 957-959 Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or personal knowledge. TE: Skill Builders 256, Language Arts Survey 957-959 8.7.12 Deliver research presentations: Define a thesis (a position on the topic). TE: Writer s Journal 11, Guided Writing 168, 240 Elements of Nonfiction 776, Reader s Toolbox 817, Understanding Literature 826, Reader s Toolbox 869, Understanding Literature 871, Guided Writing 884 Research important ideas, concepts, and direct quotations from significant information sources and paraphrase and summarize important perspectives on the topic. TE: Language Arts Survey 966-968 Use a variety of research sources and distinguish the nature and value of each. TE: Study and Research 596, Language Arts Survey 966-968 Present information on charts, maps, and graphs. TE: Elements of Visual and Information Media 838-840 Language Arts Survey 980 8.7.13 Deliver persuasive presentations: Include a well-defined thesis (position on the topic). TE: Writer s Journal 11, Guided Writing 168, 240 Elements of Nonfiction 776, Reader s Toolbox 817, Understanding Literature 826, Reader s Toolbox 869, Understanding Literature 871, Guided Writing 884 Differentiate fact from opinion and support arguments with detailed evidence, examples, reasoning, and persuasive language. TE: Respond to Selection 8, Guided Writing 168, 240 Reader s Toolbox 817, Guided Writing 884 Anticipate and answer listener concerns and counter arguments effectively through the inclusion and arrangement of details, reasons, examples, and other elements. TE: Guided Writing 168, 240, 884 Maintain a reasonable tone. TE: Language Arts Survey 950 8.7.14 Recite poems (of four to six stanzas), sections of speeches, or dramatic soliloquies (sections of plays in which characters speak out loud to themselves) using voice modulation, tone, and gestures expressively to enhance the meaning. TE: Individual Learning Styles 6, Cross-curriculum Activities 7, Understanding Literature 10-11 Speaking and Listening 68, Language Arts Survey 950, 957, 958 9