2017 Grade 8 English Standards of Learning Crosswalk 2017 STANDARDS CHANGES/2010 Standards Strand: Reading Removed Added Removed Added 8.5 The student will read and analyze a variety of fictional texts, “narrative.” “literary.” “and.” “and drama” literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama. a) Analyze how development of characters, Formerly 8.5c; Added Removed Removed authors’ “analyze.” “Explain.” and added Removed and conflict, point of view, voice, and tone convey “use” “development of.” “to create” added “convey” meaning. Formerly 8.5k; Added their impact on “and plot” b) Identify cause and effect relationships and their impact on plot. Formerly 8.5h; Added the development of “Explain the.” Removed the main Added c) Explain the development of the theme(s). “identify idea.” “theme(s)” Formerly 8.5a d) Explain the use of symbols and figurative language. e) Make inferences and draw conclusions based on Formerly 8.5b; Removed from and added “evidence text” to the text explicit and implied information using references to “references for” the text for support.
2017 Grade 8 English Standards of Learning Crosswalk 2017 STANDARDS CHANGES/2010 Standards Strand: Reading 8.5 The student will read and analyze a variety of fictional texts, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Removed “narrative.” Added “literary.” Removed “and.” Added “and drama” a) Analyze how authors’ development of characters, conflict, point of view, voice, and tone convey meaning. Formerly 8.5c; Added “analyze.” Removed “Explain.” Removed “use” and added “development of.” Removed “to create” and added “convey” b) Identify cause and effect relationships and their impact on plot. Formerly 8.5k; Added “and their impact on plot” c) Explain the development of the theme(s). Formerly 8.5h; Added “Explain the development of the.” Removed “identify the main idea.” Added “theme(s)” d) Explain the use of symbols and figurative language. Formerly 8.5a e) Make inferences and draw conclusions based on explicit and implied information using references to the text for support. Formerly 8.5b; Removed “evidence from text” and added “references to the text for”
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