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Grade 8

• Composition

  • C.8.1
  • C.8.1.a
  • C.8.1.b
  • C.8.1.c
  • C.8.1.e
  • C.8.1.f
  • C.8.1.g
  • C.8.2
  • C.8.2.b
  • C.8.2.c
  • C.8.2.e
  • C.8.2.f
  • C.8.2.h
  • C.8.3
  • C.8.3.b
  • C.8.3.c
  • C.8.3.d
  • C.8.3.e
  • C.8.3.f
  • C.8.3.g
  • C.8.4
  • C.8.5
  • C.8.6
  • C.8.7

• Language

  • L.8.1.a
  • L.8.1.b
  • L.8.1.c
  • L.8.2
  • L.8.2.a
  • L.8.2.c
  • L.8.3
  • L.8.3.a
  • L.8.4
  • L.8.4.a
  • L.8.4.b
  • L.8.4.d
  • L.8.5
  • L.8.5.a
  • L.8.5.b
  • L.8.5.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.8.1
  • RI.8.2
  • RI.8.3
  • RI.8.5
  • RI.8.6
  • RI.8.7
  • RI.8.8
  • RI.8.9
  • RI.8.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.8.1
  • RL.8.2
  • RL.8.3
  • RL.8.4
  • RL.8.5
  • RL.8.6
  • RL.8.9
  • RL.8.10

KAS ELA Standard: C.8.3

Use narratives strategically in other modes of writing, utilizing effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured sequences for an intended purpose.

Showing A Character’s Trait

We tell students to ‘show, not tell’ — but that advice is useless until they experience the difference. This lesson makes it click.