conventions when writing, Use to-be verbs (am, Ex. Write in journal about own feelings I am and those of friends he is or speaking, reading, or he was. are, is, was, were, be, listening. become, became) Use verbs in the active EEL.8.3.a. Uses I am and I was accurately when writing and accurately when communicating. and passive voice and writing and Ex. Reports on emotions saying, am happy.” in the conditional and “I communicating. Ex. was scared” when writing about a movie they watched. “I subjunctive mood to achieve particular EEL.8.3.a. Demonstrates understanding of common verbs. effects (e.g., Ex. Respond when asked a question using a common verb (e.g., you “Do emphasizing the actor want to go? Are you ready?”). Ex. Point to a picture that depicts a common verb (e.g., me run.”). or the action; “Show expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Vocabulary Acquisition EEL.8.4. Demonstrate EEL.8.4.a. Use context to determine the meaning of a new word. and Use. knowledge of word Ex. Given a sentence with an underlined word, replace the underlined meanings. word with another word that has the same meaning. L.8.4. Determine or clarify Use context to identify the meaning of unknown EEL.8.4.a. Use context to identify which word in an array of which word in an array and multiple-meaning words is missing from a sentence. of content related words or phrases based on Ex. Complete a maze task by context to fill in missing words. words is missing from a grade 8 reading and sentence. content, choosing flexibly EEL.8.4.a. Match vocabulary to meaning. from a range of strategies. Ex. Match a word to its meaning.
conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Use to-be verbs (am, are, is, was, were, be, become, became) accurately when writing and communicating. Ex. Write in journal about own feelings I am and those of friends he is or he was. EEL.8.3.a. Uses I am and I was accurately when writing and communicating. Ex. Reports on emotions saying, “I am happy.” Ex. “I was scared” when writing about a movie they watched. EEL.8.3.a. Demonstrates understanding of common verbs. Ex. Respond when asked a question using a common verb (e.g., “Do you want to go? Are you ready?”). Ex. Point to a picture that depicts a common verb (e.g., “Show me run.”). Vocabulary Acquisition and Use. L.8.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. EEL.8.4. Demonstrate knowledge of word meanings. Use context to identify which word in an array of content related words is missing from a sentence. EEL.8.4.a. Use context to determine the meaning of a new word. Ex. Given a sentence with an underlined word, replace the underlined word with another word that has the same meaning. EEL.8.4.a. Use context to identify which word in an array of words is missing from a sentence. Ex. Complete a maze task by context to fill in missing words. EEL.8.4.a. Match vocabulary to meaning. Ex. Match a word to its meaning.