Formal Writing
8th Grade
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Arizona Academic Standards:
8.W.1.d
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.W.8.1d
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
ELAGSE8W1d
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
W.8.1.d
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
W.8.1d
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
W.8.1.e
Ohio's Learning Standards:
W.8.1.e
Tennessee Academic Standards:
8.W.TTP.1.i
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Establish and maintain a formal style. |
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
W.8.1.d
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Establish and maintain a style appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., formal for academic writing). |
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
8W1f
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Maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task. |
Arizona Academic Standards:
8.W.2.e
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.W.8.2e
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
ELAGSE8W2e
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
W.8.2.e
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
W.8.2e
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
W.8.2.f
Ohio's Learning Standards:
W.8.2.f
Tennessee Academic Standards:
8.W.TTP.2.j
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Establish and maintain a formal style. |
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
W.8.2.e
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Establish and maintain a style appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., formal for academic writing). |
New Jersey Student Learning Standards:
W.8.2.E
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Establish and maintain a formal style/academic style, approach, and form. |
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
8W2f
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Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the writing task. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.8.E
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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).
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E08.D.2.1.2 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*
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E08.D.2.1.3 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*
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E08.D.2.1.4 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
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E08.D.2.1.5 - Choose punctuation for effect.*
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E08.D.2.1.6 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*
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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.
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E08.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style.
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Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.8.K
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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).
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E08.D.2.1.2 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*
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E08.D.2.1.3 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*
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E08.D.2.1.4 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
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E08.D.2.1.5 - Choose punctuation for effect.*
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E08.D.2.1.6 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*
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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.
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E08.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style.
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Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.8.C.1.5
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Improve writing by planning, editing, considering feedback from adults and peers, and revising for clarity and cohesiveness |
Arkansas Academic Standards:
8.W.12.P
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Maintain formal style when appropriate, editing writing to include grade-appropriate conventions for publishing. |
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
8.T.SS.2.c
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Use formal or informal style characteristics as indicated by a text’s purpose, audience, and disciplinary context. (C) |
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8th Grade Writing - Formal Writing Lesson