1. Speaking and Listening Skills Mastery
1.1. Comprehension and Collaboration
1.1.1. (8.SL.1) Collaborative Discussions
1.1.1.1. (8.SL.1.a) Preparedness
1.1.1.2. (8.SL.1.b) Follows Discussion Rules
1.1.1.3. (8.SL.1.c) Pose and Respond to Questions and Comments
1.1.1.4. (8.SL.1.d) Acknowledges and Assimilates New Information
1.1.2. (8.SL.2) Analyzes Purpose and Motive of Diverse Mediums
1.1.3. (8.SL.3) Evaluates a Speaker's Argument
1.2. Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
1.2.1. (8.SL.4) Present Claims and Findings
1.2.2. (8.SL.5) Multimedia Components
1.2.3. (8.SL.6) Adapting Speech
2. Language Skill Mastery
2.1. (8.L.1) English Grammar Conventions and Usage
2.1.1. (8.L.1.a) Verbals
2.1.2. (8.L.1.b) Active and Passive Voice
2.1.3. (8.L.1.c) Mood
2.1.4. (8.L.1.d) Verb Shifts
2.2. (8.L.2) English Mechanics
2.2.1. (8.L.2.a) Comma, Ellipsis, Dash
2.2.2. (8.L.2.b) Ellipses Omission
2.2.3. (8.L.2.c) Spelling
2.3. (8.L.3) Language Conventions
2.3.1. (8.L.3.a) Effects of Voice and Mood
2.4. (8.L.4) Determining Word Meaning
2.4.1. (8.L.4.a) Context Clues
2.4.2. (8.L.4.b) Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
2.4.3. (8.L.4.c) Reference Materials
2.4.4. (8.L.4.d) Inferences and Context Clues
2.5. (8.L.5) Figurative Language, Word Relationships, and Nuance
2.5.1. (8.L.5.a) Verbal Irony and Puns
2.5.2. (8.L.5.b) Analogies and Word Relationships
2.5.3. (8.L.5.c) Connotations and Denotations
2.6. (8.L.6) Vocabulary
3. Writing Skills Mastery
3.1. Text Types
3.1.1. (8.W.1) Argumentative Text
3.1.1.1. (8.W.1.a) Introduce Claims
3.1.1.2. (8.W.1.b) Supporting Claims
3.1.1.3. (8.W.1.c) Transitions
3.1.1.4. (8.W.1.d) Formal Style
3.1.1.5. (8.W.1.e) Conclusion
3.1.2. (8.W.2) Informative/Explanatory Texts
3.1.2.1. (8.W.2.a) Introduce and Organize Topic
3.1.2.2. (8.W.2.b) Develop Topic
3.1.2.3. (8.W.2.c) Transitions
3.1.2.4. (8.W.2.d) Precise Language and Domain-Specific Vocabulary
3.1.2.5. (8.W.2.e) Formal Style
3.1.2.6. (8.W.2.f) Conclusion
3.1.3. (8.W.3) Narrative
3.1.3.1. (8.W.3.a) Exposition and Organization
3.1.3.2. (8.W.3.b) Narrative Techniques
3.1.3.3. (8.W.3.c) Transitions
3.1.3.4. (8.W.3.d) Precise Language and Sensory Details
3.1.3.5. (8.W.3.e) Resolution
3.2. Production and Distribution
3.2.1. (8.W.4) Writing Appropriate to Task, Purpose, and Audience
3.2.2. (8.W.5) Planning, Revising, Editing, Rewriting
3.2.3. (8.W.6) Digitally Produce and Publish
3.3. Research and Presentation
3.3.1. (8.W.7) Research Project
3.3.2. (8.W.8) Gathering, Evaluating, and Citing Sources
3.3.3. (8.W.9) Use Evidence to Support Analysis, Reflection, and Research
3.3.3.1. (7.W.9.a) Apply Reading Standards to Literature
3.3.3.2. (7.W.9.b) Apply Reading Standards to Informational Text
4. Reading Skills Mastery
4.1. Literature Skills Mastery
4.1.1. (8.RL.1) Citing Textual Evidence
4.1.2. (8.RL.2) Summarize Theme
4.1.2.1. (8.RL.2.a) Themes
4.1.2.2. (8.RL.2.b) Summaries
4.1.3. (8.RL.3) Dialogue and Incidents as Driving Forces of Plot and Characterization
4.1.4. (8.RL.4) Word Meaning
4.1.4.1. (8.RL.4.a) Figurative Language: Analogies
4.1.4.2. (8.RL.4.b) Connotation and Denotation
4.1.4.3. (8.RL.4.c) How Word Choice Affects Meaning and Tone
4.1.5. (8.RL.5) Literary Text Structure
4.1.5.1. (8.RL.5.a) Structure of Drama
4.1.5.2. (8.RL.5.b) Structure of Poetry
4.1.6. (8.RL.6) Perspective
4.1.6.1. (8.RL.6.a) Character Point of View
4.1.6.2. (8.RL.6.b) Dramatic Irony
4.1.7. (8.RL.7) Multimedia Elements
4.1.8. (8.RL.9) Analyzing Modern Fiction
4.2. Informational Text Skills Mastery
4.2.1. (8.RI.1) Analyzing Text
4.2.2. (8.RI.2) Central Ideas and Summaries
4.2.3. (8.RI.3) Key Individuals, Events, and Ideas
4.2.4. (8.RI.4) Word Meaning
4.2.5. (8.RI.4.a) Context Clues and Signal Words
4.2.6. (8.RI.4.b) Connotation
4.2.7. (8.RI.4.c) Figurative Language
4.2.8. (8.RI.5) Organization and Structure of Texts
4.2.9. (8.RI.6) Purpose and Viewpoint
4.2.10. (8.RI.7) Different Media
4.2.11. (8.RI.8) Evaluate an Argument
4.2.12. (8.RI.9) Multiple Interpretation