8th Grade English Language Arts
A Comparison
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Listening
All three are based on balanced literacy
Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate
clear focus, the logical development of
ideas in well-organized paragraphs, and the
use of appropriate language that advances
the author’s purpose.
WRITINGA Summary
Locate explicit textual information, draw
complex inferences, and analyze and
evaluate the information within and across
texts of varying lengths.
READINGA Summary
Apply listening skills as an individual
and as a member of a group in a variety
of settings (e.g., lectures, discussions,
conversations, team projects, presentations,
interviews).
LISTENINGA Summary
Understand the elements of
communication both in informal group
discussions and formal presentations (e.g.,
accuracy, relevance, rhetorical features,
organization of information).
SpeakingA Summary
PROCESS SKILLS
These essential TEKS should be taught on an ongoing basis throughout each nine weeks. This is essential to a student’s preparation for college and career.
• Use the text’s structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology to locate and recall information
• Determine a text’s main idea and how those ideas are supported with details
• Draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence
• Support responses by referring to relevant aspects of text
• Analyze characters, including their traits, motivations, conflicts, point of view, relationships, and changes they undergo
• Draw on experiences to bring meanings to words in context such as interpreting multiple-meaning words and analogies
CCISD ELA CurriculumA Comparison
Reading Listening Speaking Writing
CCISD & the TEKS
CCISD’s 8th Grade ELA Curriculum
aligns closely with the TEKS.
CCISD & the TEKS
Reading Writing
CCISD – College Readiness
Listening Speaking
CCISD – College Readiness
Possible Improvement – To continue to improve student’s college and career readiness, the district will need to continually improve its curriculum.
For continual improvement, curriculum writers in Clear Creek ISD will need to routinely evaluate the curriculum to meet the needs of all of our students.
The three curriculum standards are very similar and meet the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Furthermore, Clear Creek ISD’s 8th grade ELA curriculum meets the standard’s set by all three curriculum standards .
Summary