Standard 1
Apply strategies, including making inferences to determine theme, confirming or refuting predictions, and using specific context clues, to comprehend eighth-grade literary/recreational materials.
· Applying self-monitoring strategies
· Distinguishing fact from fiction
· Determining sequence
Standard 2
Evaluate the impact of setting, mood, and/or characterization on theme in specific literary selections.
· Identifying components of plot
Standard 3
Distinguish among the sub-categories of poetry, such as ballads, lyric poems, epics, haiku and limericks, based on their characteristics.
· Identifying rhythm and rhyme scheme
Standard 4
Apply strategies appropriate to the type of material, including making inferences to determine bias or theme and using specific context clues, to comprehend eighth-grade textual/informational and functional materials.
· Applying self-monitoring strategies
· Comparing predicted with actual content
· Distinguishing fact from opinion
· Confirming author’s credentials
· Determining sequence