Benchmark Review 120715 BENCHMARK REVIEW ELAGSE 8 RL

Benchmark Review 12/07/15

BENCHMARK REVIEW!!! • ELAGSE 8 RL 1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. • Cite evidence to answer the questions from the story “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”: • Where did Clare go in the story? - Explicit- Directly Stated • Why is it important to Tom to get a promotion? - Inferences- Not directly/explicitly stated

ELAGSE 8 RL 2 Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CENTRAL IDEA refers to what the text is mainly about. Central idea is NOT the topic of the text. Central idea can most often be stated in one sentence. Think summary and remember my question “What did you do in science today? ” Theme is the life lesson, author’s message, or moral of a story. Readers have to make inferences to determine themes in literature because themes are NOT directly stated.

• ELAGSE 8 RL 2 Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. • What is the central idea and theme of our story “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket?

• ELAGSE 8 RL 3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. • What do the lines “They were a way to change from a name on the payroll to a name in the minds of company officials” reveal about Tom's character? • How does the paper flying out the window propel the action? • What decision is made based on the paper flying out of the window? • What does Tom going out on the ledge for the paper and not giving up reveal about his character?

ELAGSE 8 RL 3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. • What do the lines “They were a way to change from a name on the payroll to a name in the minds of company officials” reveal about Tom's character? - How do particular lines reveal character? • How does the paper flying out the window propel the action? - What events happen based on the incident? • What decision is made based on the paper flying out of the window? What decision is provoke based on the incident? • What does Tom going out on the ledge for the paper and not giving up reveal about his character? - How do these incidents reveal character?

• ELAGSE 8 RI 1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. • If I make the analysis that Tom wanted the yellow paper for a promotion for money what evidence could you cite to back up and support my claim?

• ELACC 8 RI 2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

• ELACC 8 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. • Top of page 13

• ELACC 8 RI 6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. • We don’t have conflicting viewpoints • Depending on the topic, purpose, and audience, writers of nonfiction may rely on the first-person point of view (I, we), the second-person (you, your), or the third-person (he, she, it, they).

• ELAGSE 8 L 4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e. g. , the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

• ELACC 8 W 3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. • You have 15 minutes to complete pg 213 for a grade • You have 10 minutes to complete pg. 214 for a grade • Create a short story (3 -5 paragraphs) out of your imagination about anything! • Use the tips and directions on pg 213 and 214