8th Grade –Reading Standards for Literature

1. 8th Grade –Reading Standards for Literature .

2. RL.8.1 • Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

3. Academic Vocabulary • cite- to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: • analyze- to separate in parts and study their interrelations • explicit – expressed clearly • textual evidence – evidence from one or more text • inference -something inferred (context clues + background knowledge=inference • conclude- close; bring to an end

4. RL.8.2 • Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

5. Academic Vocabulary • determine- to decide or settle • theme- a recurring idea; or motif • central idea- same as theme but used in non-fiction • objective- something worked toward; a goal • summarize- to make a summary(main idea with supporting details)

6. RL.8.3 • Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

7. Academic Vocabulary • Dialogue- a conversation between two or more people • Incident-an event • Propel- to cause to move forward • Aspect- the way you see something or someone • Reveal- to make known • Provoke- to stir to action or feeling

8. RL.8.4 • 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.

9. Academic Vocabulary • figurative meaning- figure of speech (not real) literal (real meaning) authors use this language to make their writing more interesting to the reader • connotative meaning- negative or positive implication of a word e.g. (skinny vs. slim) • Specific- explicitly set forth • Impact- the effect of one thing to another • Tone- an author’s attitude in a story; text • word choice- a writer’s selection of words • Analogies- a comparison based on similarities • Allusions- indirect reference

10. RL.8.5 • Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each texts contributes to its meaning and style.

11. Academic Vocabulary • TextStructure- themanner in whichinformationisorganized • Contribute- to give for a common purpose • Compare- similarities • Contrast - differences • Differ – to be unlike in characteristics or form

12. RL.8.6 • Analyze how a differences in the points of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense of humor.

13. Academic Vocabulary • author – writer of a book, article, or text • point of view – the attitude or outlook of a character or narrator • Develop – to bring toward fulfillment • narrator – a person who tells a story • Third Person Omniscient- narrator knows feelings and thoughts of all characters • Third Person Limited – narrator knows feelings of one character

14. Continued RL.8.6 Vocabulary • subjective - based on personal opinions • objective – not based on personal opinions • Dramatic irony- when the words or actions of a character have different meanings for the reader • effect – the result of something • Affect – to influence something • Suspense- the state of being uncertain or undecided

15. RL.8.7 • 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.

16. Academic Vocabulary • production – a work produced for stage, television, or radio • Depart – to leave • faithful – strict or thorough in the performance of duty • Event – something that takes place; an occurrence • senses – in literature appeals to sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing • Medium- system of communication (newspaper, internet, TV, and radio) • Techniques - a way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill • Portray - to describe (someone or something) in a particular way

17. RL.8.9 • 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.

18. Academic Vocabulary • Poetry - the writings of a poet : poems • myth - an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true • traditional - the stories, beliefs, etc., that have been part of the culture of a group of people for a long time • Render - to give (something) to someone • modern - relating to the present time or the recent past : happening, existing, or developing at a time near the present time • religious - relating to religion • Elements – particular part of something • Deviate – to do something that is different than what is expected.

19. RL.8.10 • By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.