Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.8.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| When Sandals Are Not Fine | 9-11 |
| What It Takes to Win | 13-15 |
| Sale for the Gullible | 17-19 |
| A Fictitious Blog | 21-23 |
| Out of the Dark Ages | 25-27 |
| French Fire Words | 29-31 |
| A Folktale from Thailand | 33-35 |
| With Great Power | 37-39 |
| What Madeline Found Good | 41-43 |
| Body Math | 45-47 |
| An End to the Story | 49-51 |
| Scorpion Charlatan | 53-55 |
| An Even Trade for Style | 57-59 |
| Overlooked Heroes | 61-63 |
| Jungle Friend | 65-67 |
| State Quarter Trivia Quiz | 69-71 |
| Jolon's Hero | 73-75 |
| All Things Vanilla | 77-79 |
| A Rules Conundrum | 81-83 |
| Why the Doctor Didn't Vote | 85-87 |
| How It Went | 89-91 |
| Letter from an Exchange Student | 93-95 |
| Marathon Training Journal | 97-99 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.8.1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| When Sandals Are Not Fine | 9-11 |
| What It Takes to Win | 13-15 |
| Sale for the Gullible | 17-19 |
| A Fictitious Blog | 21-23 |
| Out of the Dark Ages | 25-27 |
| French Fire Words | 29-31 |
| A Folktale from Thailand | 33-35 |
| With Great Power | 37-39 |
| What Madeline Found Good | 41-43 |
| Body Math | 45-47 |
| An End to the Story | 49-51 |
| Scorpion Charlatan | 53-55 |
| An Even Trade for Style | 57-59 |
| Overlooked Heroes | 61-63 |
| Jungle Friend | 65-67 |
| State Quarter Trivia Quiz | 69-71 |
| Jolon's Hero | 73-75 |
| All Things Vanilla | 77-79 |
| A Rules Conundrum | 81-83 |
| Why the Doctor Didn't Vote | 85-87 |
| How It Went | 89-91 |
| Letter from an Exchange Student | 93-95 |
| Marathon Training Journal | 97-99 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.8.3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| What It Takes to Win | 13-15 |
| French Fire Words | 29-31 |
| An End to the Story | 49-51 |
| Scorpion Charlatan | 53-55 |
| Jungle Friend | 65-67 |
| Jolon's Hero | 73-75 |
| All Things Vanilla | 77-79 |
| Why the Doctor Didn't Vote | 85-87 |
| How It Went | 89-91 |
| Letter from an Exchange Student | 93-95 |
| Marathon Training Journal | 97-99 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.8.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| When Sandals Are Not Fine | 9-11 |
| What It Takes to Win | 13-15 |
| Sale for the Gullible | 17-19 |
| A Fictitious Blog | 21-23 |
| Out of the Dark Ages | 25-27 |
| French Fire Words | 29-31 |
| A Folktale from Thailand | 33-35 |
| With Great Power | 37-39 |
| What Madeline Found Good | 41-43 |
| Body Math | 45-47 |
| An End to the Story | 49-51 |
| Scorpion Charlatan | 53-55 |
| An Even Trade for Style | 57-59 |
| Overlooked Heroes | 61-63 |
| Jungle Friend | 65-67 |
| State Quarter Trivia Quiz | 69-71 |
| Jolon's Hero | 73-75 |
| All Things Vanilla | 77-79 |
| A Rules Conundrum | 81-83 |
| Why the Doctor Didn't Vote | 85-87 |
| How It Went | 89-91 |
| Letter from an Exchange Student | 93-95 |
| Marathon Training Journal | 97-99 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.8.6: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| When Sandals Are Not Fine | 9-11 |
| An Even Trade for Style | 57-59 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.8.5: Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| What Madeline Found Good | 41-43 |
| Body Math | 45-47 |
| Scorpion Charlatan | 53-55 |
| Jungle Friend | 65-67 |
| Jolon's Hero | 73-75 |
| Why the Doctor Didn't Vote | 85-87 |
| How It Went | 89-91 |
| Letter from an Exchange Student | 93-95 |
| Marathon Training Journal | 97-99 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.8.9: 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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| A Folktale from Thailand | 33-35 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.8.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| When Sandals Are Not Fine | 9-11 |
| What It Takes to Win | 13-15 |
| Sale for the Gullible | 17-19 |
| A Fictitious Blog | 21-23 |
| Out of the Dark Ages | 25-27 |
| French Fire Words | 29-31 |
| A Folktale from Thailand | 33-35 |
| With Great Power | 37-39 |
| What Madeline Found Good | 41-43 |
| Body Math | 45-47 |
| An End to the Story | 49-51 |
| Scorpion Charlatan | 53-55 |
| An Even Trade for Style | 57-59 |
| Overlooked Heroes | 61-63 |
| Jungle Friend | 65-67 |
| State Quarter Trivia Quiz | 69-71 |
| Jolon's Hero | 73-75 |
| All Things Vanilla | 77-79 |
| A Rules Conundrum | 81-83 |
| Why the Doctor Didn't Vote | 85-87 |
| How It Went | 89-91 |
| Letter from an Exchange Student | 93-95 |
| Marathon Training Journal | 97-99 |
| Scoop of the Century! | 101-103 |
| Hamaguchi's Sacrifice | 105-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.8.2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Crab Hazards | 8-11 |
| The Most Daring Move | 12-15 |
| A Tribe for the Gullible | 16-19 |
| Carpet Tacks and a Goat | 20-23 |
| When a Hair Is Big | 24-27 |
| A Lifesaving Fire | 28-31 |
| The Longest Name | 32-35 |
| Why Spider-Man Isn't Mosquito-Man | 36-39 |
| On the Most Dangerous Lighthouse | 40-43 |
| Fascinating Body Facts | 44-47 |
| Hero in the Storm | 48-51 |
| Scorpion Scientist | 52-55 |
| Why the Doctor Shocked | 56-59 |
| Who Dialed 911? | 60-63 |
| Missing for 28 Years | 64-67 |
| State Quarters | 68-71 |
| Jumping from the Stratosphere | 72-75 |
| How a Flavor Reached the United States | 76-79 |
| A Conundrum on the Nazca Plain | 80-83 |
| A Lifetime of Names | 84-87 |
| Masters of Understatement | 88-91 |
| The Misnamed Predator | 92-95 |
| When No Whistle Blew | 96-99 |
| Flying Blood | 100-103 |
| Tsunami Survivor | 104-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.8.1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Crab Hazards | 8-11 |
| The Most Daring Move | 12-15 |
| A Tribe for the Gullible | 16-19 |
| Carpet Tacks and a Goat | 20-23 |
| When a Hair Is Big | 24-27 |
| A Lifesaving Fire | 28-31 |
| The Longest Name | 32-35 |
| Why Spider-Man Isn't Mosquito-Man | 36-39 |
| On the Most Dangerous Lighthouse | 40-43 |
| Fascinating Body Facts | 44-47 |
| Hero in the Storm | 48-51 |
| Scorpion Scientist | 52-55 |
| Why the Doctor Shocked | 56-59 |
| Who Dialed 911? | 60-63 |
| Missing for 28 Years | 64-67 |
| State Quarters | 68-71 |
| Jumping from the Stratosphere | 72-75 |
| How a Flavor Reached the United States | 76-79 |
| A Conundrum on the Nazca Plain | 80-83 |
| A Lifetime of Names | 84-87 |
| Masters of Understatement | 88-91 |
| The Misnamed Predator | 92-95 |
| When No Whistle Blew | 96-99 |
| Flying Blood | 100-103 |
| Tsunami Survivor | 104-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.8.3: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| A Tribe for the Gullible | 16-19 |
| When a Hair Is Big | 24-27 |
| A Lifesaving Fire | 28-31 |
| Scorpion Scientist | 52-55 |
| State Quarters | 68-71 |
| Jumping from the Stratosphere | 72-75 |
| A Conundrum on the Nazca Plain | 80-83 |
| A Lifetime of Names | 84-87 |
| Masters of Understatement | 88-91 |
| Flying Blood | 100-103 |
| Tsunami Survivor | 104-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.8.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Crab Hazards | 8-11 |
| The Most Daring Move | 12-15 |
| A Tribe for the Gullible | 16-19 |
| Carpet Tacks and a Goat | 20-23 |
| When a Hair Is Big | 24-27 |
| A Lifesaving Fire | 28-31 |
| The Longest Name | 32-35 |
| Why Spider-Man Isn't Mosquito-Man | 36-39 |
| On the Most Dangerous Lighthouse | 40-43 |
| Fascinating Body Facts | 44-47 |
| Hero in the Storm | 48-51 |
| Scorpion Scientist | 52-55 |
| Why the Doctor Shocked | 56-59 |
| Who Dialed 911? | 60-63 |
| Missing for 28 Years | 64-67 |
| State Quarters | 68-71 |
| Jumping from the Stratosphere | 72-75 |
| How a Flavor Reached the United States | 76-79 |
| A Conundrum on the Nazca Plain | 80-83 |
| A Lifetime of Names | 84-87 |
| Masters of Understatement | 88-91 |
| The Misnamed Predator | 92-95 |
| When No Whistle Blew | 96-99 |
| Flying Blood | 100-103 |
| Tsunami Survivor | 104-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.8.5: Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Why the Doctor Shocked | 56-59 |
| Missing for 28 Years | 64-67 |
| State Quarters | 68-71 |
| Jumping from the Stratosphere | 72-75 |
| A Lifetime of Names | 84-87 |
| Masters of Understatement | 88-91 |
| Flying Blood | 100-103 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.8.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Crab Hazards | 8-11 |
| The Most Daring Move | 12-15 |
| A Tribe for the Gullible | 16-19 |
| Carpet Tacks and a Goat | 20-23 |
| When a Hair Is Big | 24-27 |
| A Lifesaving Fire | 28-31 |
| The Longest Name | 32-35 |
| Why Spider-Man Isn't Mosquito-Man | 36-39 |
| On the Most Dangerous Lighthouse | 40-43 |
| Fascinating Body Facts | 44-47 |
| Hero in the Storm | 48-51 |
| Scorpion Scientist | 52-55 |
| Why the Doctor Shocked | 56-59 |
| Who Dialed 911? | 60-63 |
| Missing for 28 Years | 64-67 |
| State Quarters | 68-71 |
| Jumping from the Stratosphere | 72-75 |
| How a Flavor Reached the United States | 76-79 |
| A Conundrum on the Nazca Plain | 80-83 |
| A Lifetime of Names | 84-87 |
| Masters of Understatement | 88-91 |
| The Misnamed Predator | 92-95 |
| When No Whistle Blew | 96-99 |
| Flying Blood | 100-103 |
| Tsunami Survivor | 104-107 |
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