Transitions
						8th Grade
					
				 | 
			
			
				| 
					
				 | 
			
			
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Alabama Course of Study Standards:
											
											20.d 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Construct simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Arizona Academic Standards:
											
											8.W.2.c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Common Core State Standards:
											
											Literacy.W.8.2c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
											
											ELAGSE8W2c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
											
											W.8.2.c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
											
											W.8.2c 
										
									
										
										
											
												North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
											
											W.8.2.d 
										
									
										
										
											
												Ohio's Learning Standards:
											
											W.8.2.d 
										
									
										
										
											
												Tennessee Academic Standards:
											
											8.W.TTP.2.g 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
											
											8W2d 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships
among ideas and concepts. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Wisconsin Academic Standards:
											
											W.8.3.b 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Transitions: Vary transitions to create cohesion and clarity among ideas and concepts. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Arizona Academic Standards:
											
											8.W.3.c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Common Core State Standards:
											
											Literacy.W.8.3c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
											
											ELAGSE8W3c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
											
											W.8.3.c 
										
									
										
										
											
												Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
											
											W.8.3c 
										
									
										
										
											
												North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
											
											W.8.3.d 
										
									
										
										
											
												New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
											
											8W3c 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								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. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Tennessee Academic Standards:
											
											8.W.TTP.3.e 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts, and show the relationships among experiences and events. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Wisconsin Academic Standards:
											
											W.8.3.c 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Word Choice (including domain specific): Use genre-specific vocabulary. Use vocabulary that enhances the meaning and engages the reader. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.8.D 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts;provide a concluding statement or section; include formatting when useful to aiding comprehension.	
- 
	E08.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
 
 - 
	E08.E.1.1.3 - Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
 
 - 
	E08.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the analysis presented.
 
  | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.8.E 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.
  Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
  Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
  Create tone and voice through precise language.
  Establish and maintain a formal style.
- E08.D.2.1.1 - Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action, expressing uncertainty, or describing a state contrary to fact). 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.2 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.* 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.3 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.* 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.4 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
 
 - 
 E08.D.2.1.5 - Choose punctuation for effect.* 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.6 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*
 
 - 
E08.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events. 
 
 - 
E08.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style. 
 
  | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.8.J 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Organize the claim(s) with clear reasons and evidence clearly; clarify relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence by using words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion; provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented	
	- E08.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
 
 - 
	E08.E.1.1.3 - Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
 
 - 
	E08.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the analysis presented.
 
  | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.8.K 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.
  Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
  Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
  Create tone and voice through precise language.
  Establish and maintain a formal style.
- E08.D.2.1.1 - Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action, expressing uncertainty, or describing a state contrary to fact). 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.2 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.* 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.3 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.* 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.4 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
 
 - 
 E08.D.2.1.5 - Choose punctuation for effect.* 
 
 - 
E08.D.2.1.6 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*
 
 - 
E08.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events. 
 
 - 
E08.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style. 
 
  | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.8.P 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically using 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; provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.	 | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Arkansas Academic Standards:
											
											8.W.8.P 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Choose a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses effectively to connect ideas. | 
							
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
											
											8.T.SS.1.c 
										
									
								 | 
							
							
								Use varied words, phrases, and clauses to transition between ideas and to aid overall cohesion. (C) | 
							
						
			
				| 
					
						
					
				 |