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K–12 Standards

Grade 8 (AAS)

Other Alabama English Language Arts AAS sets

Critical Literacy

  • 1

    Identify the point of view and author’s purpose (i.e., to instruct, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to describe) in an informational text.  ELA.AAS.8.1a

  • 2

    Make inferences from the content and the structure (i.e., cause and effect, sequencing) of an informational text. ELA.AAS.8.2

  • 3

    Identify how setting, plot, characters, theme, and conflict contribute to the meaning of prose (story) and poetry. ELA.AAS.8.3

  • 4

    Identify words or phrases that are examples of literary devices (i.e., simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, imagery) used in literary texts.  ELA.AAS.8.4

  • 5

    Identify a simple perspective of the author in a text.  ELA.AAS.8.5

  • 6

    Identify the point of view or purpose (i.e., to instruct, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to describe) of a presentation.  ELA.AAS.8.6

  • 7

    Compose narratives by introducing a narrator or characters, organizing events in sequence, and providing an ending related to the event sequence. ELA.AAS.8.8a

  • 8

    Compose informative or explanatory texts by stating a topic, providing facts or details, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic. ELA.AAS.8.8b

  • 9

    Compose argumentative texts by stating a topic, providing reasons that support the argument, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic. ELA.AAS.8.8c

  • 10

    Participate in discussions with adults and peers using information from multiple sources.  ELA.AAS.8.9

Digital Literacy

  • 11

    Determine subject, occasion, and purpose of digital sources. ELA.AAS.8.11

Language Literacy

  • 12

    Identify the correct verb tense that completes a sentence. ELA.AAS.8.16b

  • 13

    Identify adjectives within a sentence. ELA.AAS.8.16c

  • 14

    Identify a sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation found in a text.  ELA.AAS.8.17

  • 15

    Use apostrophes to show the omission of letters (i.e., contractions) (i.e., it’s, let’s, aren’t, didn’t, what’s). ELA.AAS.8.20a

  • 16

    Use quotation marks to indicate dialogue or a direct quote of a person. ELA.AAS.8.20b

Research Literacy

  • 17

    Identify which source would provide relevant and reliable information about a topic. ELA.AAS.8.24

  • 18

    Summarize information from research sources. ELA.AAS.8.26

Vocabulary Literacy

  • 19

    Use knowledge of prefixes (i.e., re-, un-, pre-, dis-, mis-) and suffixes (i.e., -er/-or [person who], -ful [full of], -less [without], -able [able to]) to identify the meaning of a word.  ELA.AAS.8.28

  • 20

    Identify academic and unit/lessonspecific words/terms (vocabulary). ELA.AAS.8.29

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 8
Where can I read the official document?
2021 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

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