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Grade 8

• Communication & Collaboration

  • 8.CC
  • 8.CC.1
  • 8.CC.2
  • 8.CC.3
  • 8.CC.4
  • 8.CC.5
  • 8.CC.6
  • 8.CC.7
  • 8.CC.8

• Reading: Comprehension

  • 8.RC
  • 8.RC.1
  • 8.RC.2
  • 8.RC.3
  • 8.RC.4
  • 8.RC.5
  • 8.RC.6
  • 8.RC.7
  • 8.RC.8
  • 8.RC.9
  • 8.RC.10
  • 8.RC.11

• Writing

  • 8.W
  • 8.W.1
  • 8.W.1.a
  • 8.W.1.b
  • 8.W.1.d
  • 8.W.1.e
  • 8.W.2
  • 8.W.2.a
  • 8.W.2.b
  • 8.W.2.c
  • 8.W.2.d
  • 8.W.2.e
  • 8.W.2.f
  • 8.W.3
  • 8.W.3.a
  • 8.W.3.b
  • 8.W.3.c
  • 8.W.3.d
  • 8.W.3.e
  • 8.W.4
  • 8.W.4.a
  • 8.W.4.b
  • 8.W.5
  • 8.W.5.a
  • 8.W.5.b
  • 8.W.5.c
  • 8.W.5.d
  • 8.W.5.e
  • 8.W.5.f
  • 8.W.6
  • 8.W.7
  • 8.W.7.a

Indiana ELA Standard: 8.RC.4

Analyze the development of a central idea over the course of a text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide a detailed, objective summary of the text.

Main Idea and Details

Young students can use this big idea organizer to identify the main idea and support it with details.

Gr 1-8

Indirect Power – Lighthouse vs Magnetism

Students explore the idea of indirect power – which can be both visible (a lighthouse) or invisible (magnetism).

Gr 1-8

Pluto – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Pluto back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

Great Sloths – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

The Moon – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Moon back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

The Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Great Sphinx back into the correct order?

Gr 2-8

Rainclouds – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about rain clouds back into the correct order?

Gr 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Coral Reef – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about the coral reef back into the correct order?

Gr 2, 3, 6, 8

What Happens In Your Brain When You’re Worried or Afraid

Allison Edwards explains how blood flow in your brain affects your decision-making

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Empire State Building

Three paragraphs about the Empire State Building. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Origin

Take students back to the beginning by using the Content Imperative ⏺️ Origin.

Gr 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Depth and Complexity: 🏛️ Big Idea

Let’s get students thinking big and focusing on more abstract ideas.

Gr 1-8

“Much Ado About Nothing” Summary

Shakespeare’s Much Ado summarized in just five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Hamlet Summary

It’s Hamlet in just about five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Writing Summaries in Haiku

Let’s write a summary. A very short summary. With VERY strict rules.

Gr 1-8

Think Like An Economist

How would an economist read Goldilocks? How would they see a rainforest? How would they study the American Revolution?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8