IDAHO CONTENT STANDARDS

IDAHO CONTENT STANDARDS

GRADE 8 LANGUAGE USAGE WRITING PROCESS

Shaded objectives should be assessed in the classroom, but not included on the ISAT assessment

Standard 3: Writing Process	Objectives	Activities
Goal 3.1: Acquire Prewriting Skills	8.LA.3.1.1 Generate ideas using a variety of strategies.	Prewriting Prewriting
	8.LA.3.1.2 Generate a main idea or thesis appropriate to the writing.	Writing Process Site Writing Process Writing Vocab
	8.LA.3.1.3 Apply appropriate organizational strategies to plan writing.	Graphic Organizers 2003 Va. SOL Released Writing Questions 2004 Va. SOL Released Writing Questions
	8.LA.3.1.4 Match appropriate writing format to purpose and audience.	Audience and Purpose
	8.LA.3.1.5 Produce a written product within a set time period.
Goal 3.2: Acquire Skills for Writing a Draft	8.LA.3.2.1 Use ideas generated and organized in prewriting to write a draft with a main idea and supporting information
	8.LA.3.2.2 Write a draft with ideas sequenced in a logical, cohesive order
Goal 3.3: Acquire Skills for Revising a Draft	8.LA.3.3.1 Revise draft for meaning, clarity, and effective organization.	Revision Revising Essay Punch
	8.LA.3.3.2 Add details and delete irrelevant or redundant information.	Audience and Purpose
	8.LA.3.3.3 Arrange transition words and phrases in draft to clarify meaning and improve organization.	Word List
	8.LA.3.3.4 Apply a variety of sentence structures to improve sentence fluency and enhance writing style	Word Game Sentence Structure Combining Sentences Complex/Compound Sentences Identify the Sentence Sentence-ordering exercise 1 Sentence-ordering exercise 2 Sentence-ordering exercise 3 Sentence-ordering exercise 4 Self-test quiz
	8.LA.3.3.5 Apply literary models to refine writing style.
	8.LA.3.3.6 Conference with others to improve writing.
Goal 3.4: Acquire Skills for Editing a Draft	8.LA.3.4.1 Edit the draft using an editing checklist with common editing marks.	Editing Power Proofreading Proofreading 1 Proofreading 2 Writer's Choice-Proofreading Publishing
Goal 3.5: Acquire Skills to Publish Writing	8.LA.3.5.1 Publish writing in an appropriate format for the purpose and audience.	Publishing Student Writing Compare-Contrast Essay
	8.LA.3.5.2 Use text features and graphics, if applicable, to further convey meaning.
	8.LA.3.5.3 Use appropriate technology to create a final draft.
	8.LA.3.5.4 Share writing with intended audience.
Standard 4: Writing Applications
Goal 4.1: Acquire Expressive (Narrative/Creative) Writing Skills	8.LA.4.1.1 Write narratives about specific events or situations using precisely chosen details.	Narrative Writing Evaluation Station Comic Creator
	. 8.LA.4.1.2 Create original works that include descriptive strategies and figurative language.	Idioms Idioms Hangman Figurative Language Games Do you know your metaphors? Do you know your similes? Literary Devices Quizzes Figurative Language Lessons Figurative Lang and Root Words
Goal 4.2: Acquire Expository (Informational/ Research) Writing Skills	8.LA.4.2.1 Write technical text that identifies a sequence of activities or processes
	8.LA.4.2.2 Write expository essays that include a main idea (thesis), supporting details, and introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs.	Expository Essay Expository Writing

Goal 4.3: Acquire Persuasive Writing Skills	8.LA.4.3.1 Write persuasive compositions that state a position and support it with evidence and emotional appeals.	Argument and Persuasive Writing Opinion Essay Persuasive Essay
Goal 4.4: Acquire Skills for Literary Response	8.LA.4.4.1 Write responses to literature that demonstrate an awareness of an author’s style.	Writing about Literature
	8.LA.4.4.2 Write responses to literature that analyze an author’s style.	Great Site Puzzle Quiz Funbrain Quiz Quiz Quiz Spelling Game
Standard 5: Writing Components
Goal 5.1: Acquire Handwriting Skills	8.LA.5.1.1 Write fluently and legibly in print or cursive.
Goal 5.2: Acquire Spelling Skills	8.LA.5.2.1 Spell correctly Grade 8 high-frequency words and content area words.	Spelling Resources High Frequency Words
	8.LA.5.2.2 Spell correctly complex multisyllabic words that include those with Greek and Latin derivatives.
	8.LA.5.2.3 Apply spelling rules appropriate to grade level (e.g., less common prefixes, suffixes and plurals) to spell accurately.
Goal 5.3: Acquire Skills for Sentence Structure	8.LA.5.3.1 Write correct and varied sentence structure (e.g., simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).
	8.LA.5.3.2 Use correctly: · future verb tenses · adjectives · personal pronouns · conjunctions · adverbs	Future Verb Tense Quiz Quiz Is&Are Quiz Adjectives Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Personal Pronouns Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Conjunctions Adverbs Quiz Quiz Grammar & Parts of Speech Grammar Game
Goal 5.4: Acquire Skills for Using Conventions	8.LA.5.4.1 Apply capitalization correctly in writing.	Quia Quia Quiz
	8.LA.5.4.2 Use commas, including in appositives; use parentheses and semicolon	Link Punctuate Quia GrammarBook Quizzes Below
		Research and I-Search Papers Research Report
Extra Activities Punctuation Quizzes Quiz 1..... Quiz 2 Quiz 3..... Quiz 4..... Quiz 5..... Quiz 6..... Quiz 7 Quiz 8 Quiz 9 Quiz 10 Quiz 11 Quiz 12 Quiz 13 Quiz 14 Quiz 15 Quiz 16 Quiz 17 Quiz 18 Quiz 19 Quiz 20 Quiz 21 Quiz 22 Comma Quizzes Quiz 1 Quiz 2..... Quiz 3 Quiz 4..... Quiz 5 Quiz 6 Quiz 7 Quiz 8 Quiz 9 Quiz 10 Quiz 11 Quiz 12 Quiz 13 Quiz 14 Quiz 15	Vocabulary Workshop Roots, Analogies & Figurative Language Research and I-Search Papers 6+1 Trait Writing Writing the Summary and the Précis Writing to a Prompt Grade 8 Writing a Description Writing to Express an Opinion Writing to Persuade Writing to Compare and Contrast Writing a Research Report Writing a Personal Narrative Writing a Story	Autobiography, Biography, and Memoir Writing Avoiding Plagiarism Book Reports Business Letters & Resumes Citation Creative Nonfiction Creative Writing Descriptive Writing Digital Storytelling Logical Fallacies Mechanics & Writing Conventions Miscellaneous Writing Sites and Ideas Multigenre Projects Position Papers Publishing Student Writing