Mr. Libutti: 8th Grade Language Arts
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  • Agenda
  • Calendar
  • F.A.Q.s
  • Late/Absent Work
  • Focus Standards
    • Unit 1
    • Unit 2
    • Unit 3
    • Unit 4
  • Unit 1: Suspense
    • Edgar Allan Poe Writings
    • Let 'em Play God
    • Monkey's Paw
    • Sorry, Wrong Number
  • Unit 2: In Time of War
    • Anne Frank
  • Videos
    • Angelou/Santiago
    • Anne Frank Unit
    • Argumentative Essay
    • Author's Purpose
    • The Circuit
    • Foreshadowing
    • Irony
    • Misc. Videos
    • Mood/Tone
    • Organize Narrative Writing
    • StudySyncTV
    • Theme
    • Virtual Tour of the Annex
  • PowerPoints
    • Active Passive Voice
    • Denotation - Connotation
    • R.A.C.E.S.
    • Social Media Essay
    • Argumentative Essay
    • The Outsiders
  • Jeopardy: Commas
    • Pixar
  • Life As We Knew It
  • Diary of Anne Frank
  • The Wave
  • Flowers for Algernon

Unit 4 Target Standards:

RI 5 - Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.

W1 a - Argumentative: Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

W1 b - Argumentative: Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

SL 3 - Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

RI 8 - Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

RI 9 - Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.

W8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

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