Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: 8
Media Arts | 1) Generate various ideas, goals, and solutions for original media arts products, applying focused creative processes through divergent thinking and experimentation.
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English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 8
| 8. Produce clear, coherent narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory writing in which the development, organization, style, and tone are relevant to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.
a. Write narratives that establish a clear purpose, use narrative techniques, and sequence events coherently.
Examples: narratives - memoir, short story, personal narrative; techniques - dialogue, pacing, description, reflection;
sequencing - chronological, reverse chronological, flashback
b. Write informative or explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas or processes effectively, by developing the topic with relevant information or data from credible sources and using appropriate transitions and precise vocabulary.
c. Write an argument to defend a position by introducing and supporting a claim, distinguishing the claim from opposing claims, presenting counterclaims and reasons, and citing accurate, relevant textual evidence from credible sources. |
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 8
| 15. Deliver ideas in an appropriate digital format with specific attention to subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and tone.
Examples: speaking to defend or explain a digital poster, multimedia presentation, or video on an area of interest |