8th Grade ELA Targeted Standards (RL) Reading Literature Strand Cluster: Craft and Structure
ELA-08.RL.04 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Student Learning Targets for Reading Pro:
Knowledge Targets
I can recognize figurative language.
I can recognize mood/tone in different genres of literature.
I can define analogy and allusion.
Reasoning Targets
I can analyze the author's use of literary techniques and devices and provide extensive textual support for the analysis.
I can determine analogies or allusions in a text.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can demonstrate the use of figurative language.
I can read and appraise poetry.
I can solve an analogy or an allusion in a text and explain the significance of the author’s use of the term.
Product Targets
I can compose an essay analyzing the author’s use of figurative language, analogies, allusions, or specific words with meaning and tone in a text and support my claims with text.
Proficiency Scale for Grade 8 Reading Pro
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
Using a higher level poem, the student can use text support to analyze literary techniques.
Using a higher level poem, the student will identify analogies or allusions.
Using a higher level poem, the student will identify and analyze figurative language and sound devices.
3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
“The Standard.” The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
The student can:
analyze the author's use of literary techniques and devices and provide extensive textual support for the analysis.
determine analogies or allusions within a text and explain how those techniques enhance the meaning of the work
explore the use of figurative language and sound devices.
read and appraise poetry.
compose an essay analyzing the author's use of figurative language, analogies, allusions, or specific word choice and support claims with text.
Using a grade level poem, the student can use text support to analyze literary techniques.
Using a grade level poem, the student will identify analogies or allusions.
Using a grade level poem, the student will identify and analyze figurative language and sound devices.
2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student:
recognizes or recalls specific terminology, such as:
figurative language, mood/tone in different genres of literature, analogy and allusion.
performs basic processes, such as:
identify and define sound devices.
recognize the significance and effects of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.
The student will define figurative language, analogy, and allusion.
The student can identify the rhyme scheme of a poem.
1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
