IXL skill plan | Grade 8 plan for the ELPA21 Summative

Skill plan for the ELPA21 Summative - Grade 8

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Reading
Level 1 - 0-493
Construct meaning		Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions Story elements 4. Identify story elements Literary texts 5. Read fantasy with illustrations 6. Read historical fiction with illustrations Informational texts 7. Read about art, music, and traditions 8. Read about science and nature
Construct meaning
Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions Story elements 4. Identify story elements Literary texts 5. Read fantasy with illustrations 6. Read historical fiction with illustrations Informational texts 7. Read about art, music, and traditions 8. Read about science and nature

Conduct research		1. Order items from most general to most specific
Conduct research
1. Order items from most general to most specific

Analyze arguments		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Analyze arguments
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Understand vocabulary		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 4. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 5. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 6. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Homophones 7. Homophones with pictures Multiple-meaning words 8. Which sentence matches the definition? Word choice and usage 9. Describe the difference between related words Context clues 10. Find synonyms in context 11. Find antonyms in context 12. Find words using context
Understand vocabulary
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 4. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 5. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 6. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Homophones 7. Homophones with pictures Multiple-meaning words 8. Which sentence matches the definition? Word choice and usage 9. Describe the difference between related words Context clues 10. Find synonyms in context 11. Find antonyms in context 12. Find words using context
Level 2 - 494-546
Construct meaning		Central idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Literary texts 2. Analyze short stories 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Informational texts 4. Read about famous places 5. Read about science and nature
Construct meaning
Central idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Literary texts 2. Analyze short stories 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Informational texts 4. Read about famous places 5. Read about science and nature

Conduct research		1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Conduct research
1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest

Analyze arguments		1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Trace an argument
Analyze arguments
1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Trace an argument

Understand vocabulary		Greek and Latin roots 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Homophones 4. Use the correct homophone Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? Context clues 6. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 8. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 9. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 10. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 11. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reference skills 12. Use dictionary entries
Understand vocabulary
Greek and Latin roots 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Homophones 4. Use the correct homophone Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? Context clues 6. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 8. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 9. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 10. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 11. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reference skills 12. Use dictionary entries
Level 3 - 547-639
Construct meaning		Theme and central idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Match the quotations with their themes Analyze texts 3. Analyze short stories 4. Read about history
Construct meaning
Theme and central idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Match the quotations with their themes Analyze texts 3. Analyze short stories 4. Read about history

Conduct research		1. Organize information by topic 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Conduct research
1. Organize information by topic 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Analyze arguments		1. Trace an argument
Analyze arguments
1. Trace an argument

Understand vocabulary		Multiple-meaning words 1. Which sentence matches the definition? Word choice and usage 2. Describe the difference between related words Context clues 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Reference skills 6. Use dictionary entries
Understand vocabulary
Multiple-meaning words 1. Which sentence matches the definition? Word choice and usage 2. Describe the difference between related words Context clues 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Reference skills 6. Use dictionary entries
Level 4 - 640-668
Construct meaning		Theme and central idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Determine the themes of short stories Analyze literary passages 3. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1 4. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2 Analyze nonfiction passages 5. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 2 7. Read and understand informational passages
Construct meaning
Theme and central idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Determine the themes of short stories Analyze literary passages 3. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1 4. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2 Analyze nonfiction passages 5. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 2 7. Read and understand informational passages

Conduct research		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Conduct research
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Analyze arguments		1. Choose evidence to support a claim
Analyze arguments
1. Choose evidence to support a claim

Understand vocabulary		Greek and Latin roots 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Word choice and usage 5. Describe the difference between related words Context clues 6. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 7. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Reference skills 8. Use dictionary definitions
Understand vocabulary
Greek and Latin roots 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Word choice and usage 5. Describe the difference between related words Context clues 6. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 7. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Reference skills 8. Use dictionary definitions
Level 5 - 669+
Construct meaning		Analyze literary passages 1. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2 Analyze nonfiction passages 3. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1 4. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2
Construct meaning
Analyze literary passages 1. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2 Analyze nonfiction passages 3. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1 4. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2

Conduct research		1. Read and understand informational passages
Conduct research
1. Read and understand informational passages

Analyze arguments		1. Identify thesis statements
Analyze arguments
1. Identify thesis statements

Understand vocabulary		Greek and Latin roots 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Word choice and usage 2. Positive and negative connotation Multiple-meaning words 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Figurative language 4. Interpret figures of speech Context clues 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reference skills 6. Use thesaurus entries
Understand vocabulary
Greek and Latin roots 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Word choice and usage 2. Positive and negative connotation Multiple-meaning words 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Figurative language 4. Interpret figures of speech Context clues 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reference skills 6. Use thesaurus entries

Writing
Level 1 - 0-483
Discuss information and ideas		1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence
Discuss information and ideas
1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence

Develop arguments		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Develop arguments
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Conduct research		1. Organize information by topic
Conduct research
1. Organize information by topic

Analyze arguments		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Analyze arguments
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Write clearly		1. Order the words to create a sentence
Write clearly
1. Order the words to create a sentence
Level 2 - 484-532
Discuss information and ideas		1. Choose the best concluding sentence 2. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Discuss information and ideas
1. Choose the best concluding sentence 2. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

Develop arguments		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Develop arguments
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Conduct research		1. Organize information by topic
Conduct research
1. Organize information by topic

Analyze arguments		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Analyze arguments
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Follow conventions		Simple and compound sentences 1. Create varied sentences based on models Adjectives and adverbs 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst 3. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs Conjunctions 4. Use coordinating conjunctions Descriptive details 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Follow conventions
Simple and compound sentences 1. Create varied sentences based on models Adjectives and adverbs 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst 3. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs Conjunctions 4. Use coordinating conjunctions Descriptive details 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Level 3 - 533-618
Develop arguments		1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Develop arguments
1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Analyze arguments		1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify counterclaims
Analyze arguments
1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify counterclaims

Follow conventions		1. Identify dependent and independent clauses 2. Use relative pronouns: who and whom
Follow conventions
1. Identify dependent and independent clauses 2. Use relative pronouns: who and whom
Level 4 - 619-646
Discuss information and ideas		1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Discuss information and ideas
1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

Develop arguments		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Develop arguments
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Analyze arguments		1. Trace an argument
Analyze arguments
1. Trace an argument

Follow conventions		1. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 2. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 3. Positive and negative connotation 4. Use the correct frequently confused word
Follow conventions
1. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 2. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 3. Positive and negative connotation 4. Use the correct frequently confused word
Level 5 - 647+
Discuss information and ideas		1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Discuss information and ideas
1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

Conduct research		1. Identify relevant sources 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 4. Identify plagiarism
Conduct research
1. Identify relevant sources 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 4. Identify plagiarism

Analyze arguments		1. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze arguments
1. Classify logical fallacies

Follow conventions		Compound and complex sentences 1. Combine sentences using relative clauses Pronouns 2. Use reflexive pronouns Author's purpose and tone 3. Identify the author's purpose 4. Which sentence is more formal? 5. Compare passages for tone Revisions 6. Suggest appropriate revisions 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Follow conventions
Compound and complex sentences 1. Combine sentences using relative clauses Pronouns 2. Use reflexive pronouns Author's purpose and tone 3. Identify the author's purpose 4. Which sentence is more formal? 5. Compare passages for tone Revisions 6. Suggest appropriate revisions 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words

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