Compton Junior High

8th Grade English Standards Focus for October 2006

Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development

8RW 1.2 Understand the most important points in the history of the English language, and use common word origins to determine the historical influence on English word meanings.

8RW 1.3  Use word meanings within teh appropriate context, and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast.

Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)

8RC 2.3 Find similarities and differences between texts in the treatment, scope, or organization of ideas.

Literary Response and Analysis

8RL 3.3 Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters from different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts.

8RL 3.4  Analyze the relevance of the setting (for example, place, time, customs) to the mood, tone, and meaning of the text.

Written Conventions

8WC 1.1  Use correct and varied sentence types.

8WC 1.3  Use appositives.

8WC 1.4  Edit written manuscripts to ensure that correct grammar is used.

8WC 1.6  Use correct spelling conventions.

Writing

8WS 1.0 Write clear, coherent, and focused essays.

8WA 2.2 Write responses to literature.

8WA 2.6  Write technical documents.