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8th Grade Reading · Lessons

8th Grade Reading lessons

4 sections · 29 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

8th Grade Reading

Practice 29 skills across this outline.

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Analyze Connections and Distinctions
Reading Informational Text · Key Ideas and Details
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
12 categories
Key Ideas and Details
25%
Speaking and Listening · Collaborative Discussions and Persuasive Communication
13%
Reading Literature · Key Ideas and Details
12%
Speaking and Listening · Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas
10%
Reading Informational Text · Key Ideas and Details
9%
Reading Informational Text · Integrated Reading
9%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of 8th grade reading — drill into a card to work its skills.

Reading Informational Text · Key Ideas and Details

3 core skills9% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Connections and DistinctionsRecommended
Long-form
2
Cite Strongest Textual EvidenceAvailable
Long-form
3
Determine and Analyze Central IdeaAvailable
Long-form

Reading Informational Text · Integrated Reading

3 core skills9% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Conflicting Information in TextsAvailable
Long-form
2
Evaluate Advantages of Different MediumsAvailable
Long-form
3
Evaluate Arguments and Recognize Irrelevant EvidenceAvailable
Long-form

Reading Informational Text · Craft and Structure

3 core skills7% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Paragraph StructureAvailable
Long-form
2
Analyze Word Choice and Textual AllusionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Analyze Author's Response to Conflicting EvidenceAvailable
Long-form

Reading Informational Text · Text Complexity

1 core skills1% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Read Grade-Level Literary NonfictionAvailable
Long-form

Reading Literature · Integrated Reading

2 core skills5% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Filmed Productions' Fidelity to TextAvailable
Long-form
2
Analyze Modern Fiction Drawing on MythsAvailable
Long-form

Reading Literature · Key Ideas and Details

3 core skills12% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Analyze How Dialogue Propels ActionAvailable
Long-form
2
Cite Strongest Literary EvidenceAvailable
Long-form
3
Determine and Analyze ThemeAvailable
Long-form

Reading Literature · Craft and Structure

3 core skills7% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Word Choice and Literary AllusionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Analyze Effects of Dramatic IronyAvailable
Long-form
3
Compare Structure of Multiple TextsAvailable
Long-form

Reading Literature · Text Complexity

1 core skills2% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Read Grade-Level LiteratureAvailable
Long-form

Speaking and Listening · Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas

3 core skills10% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Adapt Speech to Context and TaskAvailable
Long-form
2
Integrate Multimedia Into PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
3
Present Claims With Sound ReasoningAvailable
Long-form

Speaking and Listening · Collaborative Discussions and Persuasive Communication

4 core skills13% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Come to Discussions PreparedAvailable
Long-form
2
Connect Ideas of Multiple SpeakersAvailable
Long-form
3
Follow Discussion Rules and Make DecisionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Qualify Views Based on EvidenceAvailable
Long-form

Speaking and Listening · Comprehension and Collaboration

2 core skills2% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Evaluate Speaker's Argument and EvidenceAvailable
Long-form
2
Analyze Purpose and Motives in MediaAvailable
Long-form

Key Ideas and Details

1 core skills25% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Follow Multistep Procedures in Technical TextsAvailable
Long-form