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8th Grade

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 20.d

Construct simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Arizona Academic Standards: 8.W.2.c

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.8.2c

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE8W2c

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.8.2.c

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.8.2c

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.8.2.d

Ohio's Learning Standards: W.8.2.d

Tennessee Academic Standards: 8.W.TTP.2.g

Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 8W2d

Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: W.8.3.b

Transitions: Vary transitions to create cohesion and clarity among ideas and concepts.

Arizona Academic Standards: 8.W.3.c

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.8.3c

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE8W3c

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.8.3.c

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.8.3c

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.8.3.d

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 8W3c

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.

Tennessee Academic Standards: 8.W.TTP.3.e

Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts, and show the relationships among experiences and events.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: W.8.3.c

Word Choice (including domain specific): Use genre-specific vocabulary. Use vocabulary that enhances the meaning and engages the reader.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.8.D

Organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts;provide a concluding statement or section; include formatting when useful to aiding comprehension.
  • E08.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

  • E08.E.1.1.3 - Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

  • E08.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the analysis presented.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.8.E

Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.

Create tone and voice through precise language.

Establish and maintain a formal style.
  • E08.D.2.1.1 - 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).

  • E08.D.2.1.2 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

  • E08.D.2.1.3 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*

  • E08.D.2.1.4 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*

  • E08.D.2.1.5 - Choose punctuation for effect.*

  • E08.D.2.1.6 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*

  • E08.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events.

  • E08.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.8.J

Organize the claim(s) with clear reasons and evidence clearly; clarify relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence by using words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion; provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented
  • E08.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

  • E08.E.1.1.3 - Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

  • E08.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the analysis presented.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.8.K

Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.

Create tone and voice through precise language.

Establish and maintain a formal style.
  • E08.D.2.1.1 - 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).

  • E08.D.2.1.2 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

  • E08.D.2.1.3 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*

  • E08.D.2.1.4 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*

  • E08.D.2.1.5 - Choose punctuation for effect.*

  • E08.D.2.1.6 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*

  • E08.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events.

  • E08.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.8.P

Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically using 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; provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

8th Grade Writing - Transitions Lesson
 
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