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8th Grade BUNDLE: Writing Standards – ALL 8th Grade Writing Standards | No Prep

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This standards-based bundle will help you check for understanding of each Writing standard for 8th Grade. Teaching the ELA standards requires the teacher to break down the standard and make sure they are checking for student mastery in all the elements of the standard. Each resource within the bundle includes everything you need for practice, formative, and summative assessment!

8.W.1 Argument Writing - Argumentative Essay - 8th Grade CCSS

In this standards-based resource, your students will support claims while distinguishing between opposing claims and organize their evidence logically in MLA format. They will also work on creating cohesion amongst claims, reasons, and evidence while maintaining a formal style. This 63-page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.1 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 63 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.2 Informational Writing - Informative Essay - 8th Grade CCSS

In this standards-based resource, your students will introduce, organize, and conclude an informational piece of writing and develop their topic with relevant support. They will also work on incorporating formatting, graphics, vocabulary, and transitions to create cohesion in their informative essay. This mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.2 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 69 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.3 Narrative Writing from a Different Perspective- 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for narrative writing, your students will establish a context and point of view, utilize narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters, use a variety of transitions, and create an ending that follows and reflects upon the narrated experiences or events. This 93 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.3 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 93 Pages + Digital Version

 

8.W.4 - Writing Development Writing Style & Organization 8th Grade CCSS

In this standards-based resource for narrative and essay writing, your students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION, and STYLE are appropriate for the task, purpose, and audience. This 76 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.4 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 76 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.5 Develop & Strengthen Writing - The Writing Process 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for narrative and essay writing, your students will produce texts that exhibit text features consistent with the writing purpose and that is tailored to the purpose and audience. They will also analyze writing to see if their focus is on purpose and audience, and strengthen their writing with guidance and support from peers and adults. This 102 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.5 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 102 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.6 Writing Blogs & Publishing Writing with Technology 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for writing with technology, your students will use technology to publish writing, to present the relationships between their information and ideas, and to collaborate with others. This 68-page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.6 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 68 Pages + Digital Version

 

8.W.7 Conducting Research for Writing Informative Essays 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for writing with technology, your students will draw on several sources when conducting research and generate additional related questions for research. This 67 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.7 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 67 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.8 Citing Credible Sources for Informative Writing 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for writing with technology, your students will compile relevant information, assess credibility of sources, quote or paraphrase material, avoid plagiarism, and use a standard format for citation. This 55 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.8 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 55 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.9 Literary Analysis Writing Lessons for 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for literary analysis, your students will apply grade 8 reading standards to literature and literary nonfiction. This 57 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.9 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 57 Pages + Digital Version

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8.W.1 Argument Writing - Argumentative Essay - 8th Grade CCSS

In this standards-based resource, your students will support claims while distinguishing between opposing claims and organize their evidence logically in MLA format. They will also work on creating cohesion amongst claims, reasons, and evidence while maintaining a formal style. This 63-page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.1 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 63 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.2 Informational Writing - Informative Essay - 8th Grade CCSS

In this standards-based resource, your students will introduce, organize, and conclude an informational piece of writing and develop their topic with relevant support. They will also work on incorporating formatting, graphics, vocabulary, and transitions to create cohesion in their informative essay. This mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.2 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 69 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.3 Narrative Writing from a Different Perspective- 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for narrative writing, your students will establish a context and point of view, utilize narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters, use a variety of transitions, and create an ending that follows and reflects upon the narrated experiences or events. This 93 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.3 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 93 Pages + Digital Version

 

8.W.4 - Writing Development Writing Style & Organization 8th Grade CCSS

In this standards-based resource for narrative and essay writing, your students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION, and STYLE are appropriate for the task, purpose, and audience. This 76 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.4 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 76 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.5 Develop & Strengthen Writing - The Writing Process 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for narrative and essay writing, your students will produce texts that exhibit text features consistent with the writing purpose and that is tailored to the purpose and audience. They will also analyze writing to see if their focus is on purpose and audience, and strengthen their writing with guidance and support from peers and adults. This 102 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.5 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 102 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.6 Writing Blogs & Publishing Writing with Technology 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for writing with technology, your students will use technology to publish writing, to present the relationships between their information and ideas, and to collaborate with others. This 68-page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.6 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 68 Pages + Digital Version

 

8.W.7 Conducting Research for Writing Informative Essays 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for writing with technology, your students will draw on several sources when conducting research and generate additional related questions for research. This 67 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.7 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 67 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.8 Citing Credible Sources for Informative Writing 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for writing with technology, your students will compile relevant information, assess credibility of sources, quote or paraphrase material, avoid plagiarism, and use a standard format for citation. This 55 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.8 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 55 Pages + Digital Version

8.W.9 Literary Analysis Writing Lessons for 8th Grade CCSS aligned

In this standards-based resource for literary analysis, your students will apply grade 8 reading standards to literature and literary nonfiction. This 57 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.8.9 with a summative assessment and rubric.

PDF + Google Apps | 57 Pages + Digital Version

Description

This standards-based bundle will help you check for understanding of each Writing standard for 8th Grade. Teaching the ELA standards requires the teacher to break down the standard and make sure they are checking for student mastery in all the elements of the standard. Each resource within the bundle includes everything you need for practice, formative, and summative assessment!

Each resource includes an activity per element of the standard, a summative assessment, and both a printable and digital version that is ready for Google Classroom and other distance learning platforms. This bundle includes over 30 activities that are designed to match the rigor of the standards and truly assess the mastery of the standard.

How will this resource help me?

  • Easily assess where students are in their understanding of each standard
  • Encourage students to self-assess their own growth
  • Ensure standard mastery by assessing each objective within each standard

You can use this resource: 

  • To give extra practice with CCSS Writing standards
  • For close reading and guided reading
  • For classwork, center rotations
  • For assessments and test prep

Each resource within the bundle includes:

  • Teacher Guide
  • Digital Version of All Activities
  • W Standard Defined Poster
  • I Can Poster
  • Standard Self-Assessment Tool
  • Instructional Tools
  • Fiction Passages with Passage Prompts
  • W Standard Summative Assessment
  • Answer Keys
  • …and more!

Please Note: These products were created using the 8th grade W standards, but most of the content could also be used with 6th or 7th grade since the standards are so similar.

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Standards

The following standards are addressed with this resource.

CCSSW.8.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSSW.8.1a
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
CCSSW.8.1b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSSW.8.1c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CCSSW.8.1d
Establish and maintain a formal style.
CCSSW.8.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
CCSSW.8.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
CCSSW.8.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
CCSSW.8.2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
CCSSW.8.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
CCSSW.8.2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
CCSSW.8.2e
Establish and maintain a formal style.
CCSSW.8.2f
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
CCSSW.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSSW.8.3a
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
CCSSW.8.3b
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSSW.8.3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
CCSSW.8.3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
CCSSW.8.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
CCSSW.8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSSW.8.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
CCSSW.8.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
CCSSW.8.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
CCSSW.8.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
CCSSW.8.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCSSW.8.9a
Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new”).
CCSSW.8.9b
Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced”).
CCSSW.8.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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