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Skills available for Georgia eighth-grade language arts standards

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Conventions of Standard English
- ELAGSE8L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  - ELAGSE8L1a Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
  - ELAGSE8L1b Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.
    - Identify active and passive voice (8-R.1)
    - Rewrite the sentence in active voice (8-R.2)
  - ELAGSE8L1c Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
    - Identify the verb mood (8-KK.9)
    - Correct errors with verb mood (8-KK.10)
  - ELAGSE8L1d Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
- ELAGSE8L2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  - ELAGSE8L2a Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.
  - ELAGSE8L2b Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
    - Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately (8-TT.3)
  - ELAGSE8L2c Spell correctly.
Knowledge of Language
- ELAGSE8L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
  - ELAGSE8L3a 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).
    - Identify active and passive voice (8-R.1)
    - Rewrite the sentence in active voice (8-R.2)
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
- ELAGSE8L4 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.
  - ELAGSE8L4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  - ELAGSE8L4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
  - ELAGSE8L4c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
  - ELAGSE8L4d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
- ELAGSE8L5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  - ELAGSE8L5a Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.
  - ELAGSE8L5b Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
  - ELAGSE8L5c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
    - Describe the difference between related words (8-X.1)
    - Positive and negative connotation (8-X.2)
- ELAGSE8L6 Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

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Conventions of Standard English

ELAGSE8L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELAGSE8L1a Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.

ELAGSE8L1b Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.

ELAGSE8L1c Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.

ELAGSE8L1d Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.

ELAGSE8L2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELAGSE8L2a Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.

ELAGSE8L2b Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.

ELAGSE8L2c Spell correctly.

Knowledge of Language

ELAGSE8L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

ELAGSE8L3a 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).

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

ELAGSE8L4 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.

ELAGSE8L4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

ELAGSE8L4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

ELAGSE8L4c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

ELAGSE8L4d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

ELAGSE8L5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

ELAGSE8L5a Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.

ELAGSE8L5b Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.

ELAGSE8L5c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).

ELAGSE8L6 Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.