Oklahoma Academic Standards for
Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing |
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Students will apply critical thinking skills to reading and writing. |
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ReadingStudents will comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and respond to a variety of complex texts of all literary and informational genres from a variety of historical, cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives. |
WritingStudents will write for varied purposes and audiences in all modes, using fully developed ideas, strong organization, well-chosen words, fluent sentences, and appropriate voice. |
For more specific genre information, please refer to Genre Guidance (page 4 of the Support Documents.). |
READING: Students will comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and respond to a variety of complex texts of all literary and informational genres from a variety of historical, cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives. | |
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8.3.R.1 Students will analyze works written on the same topic and compare the methods the authors use to achieve similar or different purposes and include support using textual evidence. |
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8.3.R.2 Students will evaluate points of view and perspectives and describe how this affects grade-level literary and/or informational text. |
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8.3.R.3 Students will analyze how authors use key literary elements to contribute to the meaning of a text:
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8.3.R.4 Students will evaluate literary devices to support interpretations of literary texts:
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8.3.R.5 Students will evaluate textual evidence to determine whether a claim is substantiated or unsubstantiated. | |
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8.3.R.6 Students will analyze the structures of texts (e.g., compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, claims/evidence) and content by making complex inferences about texts to draw logical conclusions from textual evidence. | |
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8.3.R.7 Students will make connections (e.g., thematic links, literary analysis) between and across multiple texts and provide textual evidence to support their inferences. | |
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WRITING: Students will write for varied purposes and audiences in all modes, using fully developed ideas, strong organization, well-chosen words, fluent sentences, and appropriate voice. | |
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8.3.W.1 NARRATIVE Students will write narratives incorporating characters, plot (i.e., flashback and foreshadowing), setting, point of view, conflict, dialogue, and sensory details. |
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The following statements are elements of a narrative piece of writing. While composing, teachers and students need to keep in mind the writing process (8.2.W), word choice (8.4.W), and language (8.5.W). |
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8.3.W.2 INFORMATIVE Students will compose essays and reports about topics, incorporating evidence (e.g., specific facts, examples, details) and maintaining an organized structure and a formal style. |
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The following statements are elements of an informative piece of writing. While composing, teachers and students need to keep in mind the writing process (8.2.W), word choice (8.4.W), language (8.5.W), and research (8.6.W). |
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8.3.W.3 ARGUMENT - Grade Level Focus Students will introduce a claim, recognize at least one claim from an opposing viewpoint, and organize reasons and evidences, using credible sources. |
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The following statements are elements of an argument piece of writing. While composing, teachers and students need to keep in mind the writing process (8.2.W), word choice (8.4.W), language (8.5.W), and research (8.6.W). |
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8.3.W.4 Students will show relationships among the claim, reasons, and evidence and include a conclusion that follows logically from the information presented. | |
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