Grade 8
6-8.WHST.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
October 1, 20186-8.RH.10
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.2
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.5
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.6
Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.7
Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
October 1, 20186-8.RST.8
Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.
October 1, 20186-8.RST.9
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
October 1, 2018