Building
upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding
grades,
by the end of Grade 8, students will:
Standard 3.2
(Writing)
All students will write in clear, concise,
organized language that varies in content and
form for different audiences and purposes.
Standard 3.2.8.A
Writing
as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising,
editing, postwriting)
Standard 3.2.8.A.1
Write
stories or scripts with well-developed characters,
setting, dialogue, clear conflict and resolution,
and sufficient descriptive detail.
Standard 3.2.8.A.2
Write
multi-paragraph compositions that have clear
topic development, logical organization, effective
use of detail, and variety in sentence structure.
Standard 3.2.8.A.3
Generate
and narrow topics by considering purpose, audience,
and form with a variety of strategies (e.g.,
graphic organizers, brainstorming, technology-assisted
processes).
Standard 3.2.8.A.4
Revise
and edit drafts by rereading for content and
organization, usage, sentence construction,
mechanics, and word choice.
Standard 3.2.8.A.5
Utilize
the New Jersey Registered Holistic scoring
rubric to improve and evaluate their writing
and the writing of peers.
Standard 3.2.8.A.6
Compose,
revise, edit, and publish writing using appropriate
word processing software.
Standard 3.2.8.A.7
Reflect
on own writing, noting strengths and setting
goals for improvement.
Standard 3.2.8.B
Writing
as a Product (resulting
in a product or publication)
Standard 3.2.8.B.1
Extend
knowledge of specific characteristics, structures,
and appropriate voice and tone of selected
genres and use this knowledge in creating written
work, considering the purpose, audience, and
context of the writing.
Standard 3.2.8.B.2
Write
pieces that contain narrative elements, such
as short stories, biography, autobiography,
or memoir.
Standard 3.2.6.B.3
Write
reports and subject-appropriate nonfiction
pieces across the curriculum based on research
and including citations, quotations, and a
bibliography or works cited page.
Standard 3.2.8.B.4
Write
a range of essays, including persuasive, descriptive,
personal, or issue-based.
Standard 3.2.8.C
Mechanics,
Spelling, and Handwriting
Standard 3.2.8.C.1
Use
Standard English conventions in all writing
such as sentence structure, grammar and usage,
punctuation, capitalization, spelling.
Standard 3.2.8.C.2
Use
a variety of sentence types correctly, including
combinations of independent and dependent clauses,
prepositional and adverbial phrases, and varied
sentence openings to develop a lively and effective
personal style.
Standard 3.2.8.C.3
Understand
and use parallelism, including similar grammatical
forms, to present items in a series or to organize
ideas for emphasis.
Standard 3.2.8.C.4
Refine
the use of subordination, coordination, apposition,
and other devices to indicate relationships
between ideas.
Standard 3.2.8.C.5
Use
transition words to reinforce a logical progression
of ideas.
Standard 3.2.8.C.6
Edit
writing for correct grammar, usage, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling.
Standard 3.2.8.C.7
Use
a variety of reference materials, such as a
dictionary, grammar reference, and/or internet/software
resources to edit written work.
Standard 3.2.8.C.8
Write
legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district
standards.
Standard 3.2.8.D
Writing
Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring
a variety of forms)
Standard 3.2.8.D.1
Gather,
select, and organize the most effective information
appropriate to a topic, task, and audience.
Standard 3.2.8.D.2
Apply
knowledge and strategies for composing pieces
in a variety of genres (narrative, expository,
persuasive, poetic, and everyday/ workplace
or technical writing, etc.).
Standard 3.2.8.D.3
Write
responses to literature and develop insights
into interpretations by connecting to personal
experiences and referring to textual information.
Standard 3.2.8.D.4
Write
personal narratives, short stories, memoirs,
poetry, and persuasive and expository text
that relate clear, coherent events or situations
through the use of specific details.
Standard 3.2.8.D.5
Use
narrative and descriptive writing techniques
(e.g., dialogue, sensory words and phrases,
background information, thoughts and feelings
of characters, and comparison and contrast
of characters.)
Standard 3.2.8.D.6
Use
a variety of primary and secondary sources
to understand the value of each when writing
a research report.
Standard 3.2.8.D.7
Write
reports based on research and include citations,
quotations, and a works cited page.
Standard 3.2.8.D.8
Explore
the central idea or theme of an informational
reading and support analysis with details from
the article and personal experiences.
Standard 3.2.8.D.9
Demonstrate
writing clarity and supportive evidence when
answering open-ended and essay questions across
the curriculum.
Standard 3.2.8.D.10
State
a position clearly and convincingly in a persuasive
essay by stating the issue, giving facts, examples,
and details to support the position, and citing
sources when appropriate.
Standard 3.2.8.D.11
Present
evidence when writing persuasive essays, examples,
and justification to support arguments.
Standard 3.2.8.D.12
Choose
an appropriate organizing strategy such as
cause/effect, pro and con, parody, etc. to
effectively present a topic, point of view,
or argument.
Standard 3.2.8.D.13
Use
personal style and voice effectively to support
the purpose and engage the audience of a piece
of writing.
Standard 3.2.8.D.14
Maintain
a collection of writing (e.g., a literacy folder,
or a literacy portfolio).
