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Common Core Standards
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8th Grade |
Standard: |
CC.1.4.8.F |
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Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar,usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
- E08.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of verbals (i.e., gerunds, participles, and infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
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E08.D.1.1.2 - Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.
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E08.D.1.1.3 - Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
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E08.D.1.1.4 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*
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E08.D.1.1.5 - Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
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E08.D.1.1.6 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.*
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E08.D.1.1.7 - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
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E08.D.1.1.8 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*
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E08.D.1.1.9 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
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E08.D.1.1.10 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
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E08.D.1.1.11 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
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E08.D.1.2.1 - Use punctuation (i.e., comma, ellipsis, and dash) to indicate a pause or break.
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E08.D.1.2.2 -Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
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E08.D.1.2.3 - Spell correctly.
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E08.D.1.2.4 - Use punctuation (i.e., commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
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E08.D.1.2.5 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
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CC.1.4.8.L |
Description: |
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar,usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
- E08.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of verbals (i.e., gerunds, participles, and infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
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E08.D.1.1.2 - Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.
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E08.D.1.1.3 - Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
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E08.D.1.1.4 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*
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E08.D.1.1.5 - Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
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E08.D.1.1.6 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.*
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E08.D.1.1.7 - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
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E08.D.1.1.8 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*
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E08.D.1.1.9 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
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E08.D.1.1.10 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
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E08.D.1.1.11 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
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E08.D.1.2.1 - Use punctuation (i.e., comma, ellipsis, and dash) to indicate a pause or break.
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E08.D.1.2.2 -Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
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E08.D.1.2.3 - Spell correctly.
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E08.D.1.2.4 - Use punctuation (i.e., commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
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E08.D.1.2.5 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
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CC.1.4.8.R |
Description: |
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar,usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
- E08.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of verbals (i.e., gerunds, participles, and infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
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E08.D.1.1.2 - Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.
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E08.D.1.1.3 - Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
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E08.D.1.1.4 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*
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E08.D.1.1.5 - Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
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E08.D.1.1.6 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.*
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E08.D.1.1.7 - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
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E08.D.1.1.8 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*
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E08.D.1.1.9 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
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E08.D.1.1.10 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
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E08.D.1.1.11 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
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E08.D.1.2.1 - Use punctuation (i.e., comma, ellipsis, and dash) to indicate a pause or break.
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E08.D.1.2.2 -Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
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E08.D.1.2.3 - Spell correctly.
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E08.D.1.2.4 - Use punctuation (i.e., commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
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E08.D.1.2.5 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
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ELA.8.C.3.1 |
Description: |
Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level. |
Standard: |
8.21 |
Description: |
Students spell correctly. Students are expected to spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings. |
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Literacy.L.8.2c |
Description: |
Spell correctly. |
Standard: |
8.10.D |
Description: |
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
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complete complex sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;
- consistent, appropriate use of verb tenses and active and passive voice;
- prepositions and prepositional phrases and their influence on subject-verb agreement;
- pronoun-antecedent agremment;
- correct capitalization;
- punctuation, including commas in nonrestrictive phrases and clauses, semicolons, colons, and parentheses; and
- correct spelling, including commonly confused terms such as its/it's, affect/effect, there/their/they're, and to/two/too;
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 8th Grade Writing - Spelling Lesson
Spelling well is important for good communication in writing.
Good spelling avoids confusion. |
There are many commonly confused words.
- HOMOPHONES
Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different meanings and different spellings.
The cook has some very large mussels.
The cook has some very large muscles.
Sylvia demanded my presents at the birthday party.
Sylvia demanded my presence at the birthday party.
Other commonly confused words are similar, with slightly different pronunciations. |
Mother finely chopped the onions.
Mother finally chopped the onions.
He carefully dropped the berries in the desert.
He carefully dropped the berries in the dessert.
Good spelling makes a good impression. |
Teachers, employers, and readers prefer writing that has good spelling.
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