Grade 8
6-8.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, 20186-8.RST.10
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
October 1, 20188.W.3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
October 1, 20186-8.RH.5
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
October 1, 20188.W.3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
October 1, 2018