8th Grade ELA Targeted Standards (RI) Reading Information Strand Cluster: Key Ideas and Details
ELA-08.RI.02 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
Student Learning Targets for Grade 8 ELA:
Knowledge Targets
I can describe what a central idea is.
I can define objective/subjective and unbias/bias.
Reasoning Targets
I can determine a central idea of a text.
I can analyze how a central idea is developed throughout the text.
I can explain how a central idea is supported within a text.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can provide and objective summary of an informational text.
Proficiency Scale
Score
R.I.8.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
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.
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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
determine the central idea of the text.
analyze the development of central idea including the relationship to supporting ideas.
provide an objective summary of a grade-appropriate text (includes who wants what but so then).
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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
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
The student can
determine the central idea of the text when given choices.
attempt to analyze the development of central idea including the relationship to supporting ideas.
provide a summary but it may contain unnecessary details or omissions of a grade-appropriate text.
define objective/subjective and unbias/bias.
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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).
