Alabama 8th Grade Reading Standards for Literature
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 8th Grade Reading Standards for Literature.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RL1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly
supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly
as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
Marking a Text
Identify, circle and underline essential ideas in a text.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
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WH Organizer
Answer six questions that help provide basic information about a person, an event, or an idea.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RL2
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.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Story Summary Poster
Visually represent the main message or central theme in a story.
Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
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Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RL3
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.
Analyzing Short Story Structure
Analyze the five parts of short story structure with this graphic organizer.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
Fictional Character Web
Analyze main and subordinate characters in fictional stories and poetry.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
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Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Craft and Structure
RL4
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.
Analyzing Literary Devices
Analyze literary devices in a written or spoken text.
Critical Concepts
Record concepts that are essential to the message of a text.
Understanding Vocabulary in Context
Use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
Writing about Rhetorical Devices
Effectively write about rhetorical and literary devices with our IDEA Method.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RL5
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.
Analyzing Short Story Structure
Analyze the five parts of short story structure with this graphic organizer.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
