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With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Standard #: LAFS.8.W.2.5Archived Standard
Standard Information
General Information
Subject Area: English Language Arts
Grade: 8
Strand: Writing Standards
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
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Lesson Plan
  • Agree to Argue: The Art of Argumentation # This focus of this lesson is to provide students with an opportunity to write arguments to support a claim, including evidence, research, and a counterclaim(s). Students will draft an argumentative essay, peer edit each others" text, and then revise their own product. Graphic organizers, argumentative techniques, and a rubric are included in this lesson.
Original Student Tutorials
  • It's No Myth -- Part Two: Changing Sentences from Passive to Active Voice # Practice changing sentences from passive to active voice in this interactive tutorial about mythical creatures. This is Part Two in a two-part series. Make sure to complete Part One first! Click HERE to launch "It's No Myth -- Part One: Distinguishing Between Passive and Active Voice."  
  • Language Wizard: Active & Passive Voice # Learn to define and explain active and passive voice in this wizard-themed interactive tutorial. You'll also learn how to transform passive voice to active voice to make your writing stronger.
Tutorials
  • Grammar Bytes! Exercise 5: Correcting Comma Splices and Fused Sentences # This fun and interactive exercise will give you practice correcting two common types of run-on sentences: comma splices and fused sentences. For each practice item, you must identify the best way to correct either a comma splice or a fused sentence. Explanations of each correct answer are also provided. There’s also an explanation of the rules of proper sentence structure for you to study, simply click the hyperlinked word "rules."
  • Grammar Bytes! Exercise 7: Correcting Sentence Fragments # This interactive exercise will give you practice in correcting sentence fragments. For each practice item, you must select the best choice to correct a fragment in a short passage. After every response, you will get immediate feedback. Explanations of each correct answer are also provided. There's also an explanation of the rules of proper sentence structure for you to study; simply click the hyperlinked word "rules."
  • Grammar Bytes! Exercise 6: Correcting Sentence Fragments # This fun and interactive exercise will give you practice in correcting sentence fragments. For each practice item, you must select the best choice to correct a fragment in a short passage. After every response, you will get immediate feedback. Explanations of each correct answer are also provided. There's also an explanation of the rules of proper sentence structure for you to study, simply click the hyperlinked word "rules."
  • Grammar Bytes! Exercise 5: Correcting Sentence Fragments # This fun and interactive exercise will give you practice in correcting sentence fragments. For each practice item, you must select the best choice to correct a fragment in a short passage. After every response, you will get immediate feedback. Explanations of each correct answer are also provided. There's also an explanation of the rules of proper sentence structure for you to study, simply click the hyperlinked word "rules."
Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
  • It's No Myth -- Part Two: Changing Sentences from Passive to Active Voice # Practice changing sentences from passive to active voice in this interactive tutorial about mythical creatures. This is Part Two in a two-part series. Make sure to complete Part One first! Click HERE to launch "It's No Myth -- Part One: Distinguishing Between Passive and Active Voice."  
  • Language Wizard: Active & Passive Voice # Learn to define and explain active and passive voice in this wizard-themed interactive tutorial. You'll also learn how to transform passive voice to active voice to make your writing stronger.
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