8.L.GC.1Standard English Conventions

Expectations

• 8.L.GC.1.50

  Use ellipses appropriately. (Master)

• 8.L.GC.1.51

  Use hyphens with appropriate affixes and compound words. (Master)

• 8.L.GC.1.52

  Use semicolons, with or without a conjunctive adverb, to form compound and compound-complex sentences. (Master)

• 8.L.GC.1.53

  Use parts of speech and their associated phrases or clauses to perform indicated sentence functions (e.g., subject, direct object, predicate nominative, modifier). (Master)

• 8.L.GC.1.54

  Use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, commas, end punctuation, and parentheses (citations) when incorporating textual evidence. (Continue)

• 8.L.GC.1.56

  Use colons to introduce lists, examples, and explanations. (Master)

• 8.L.GC.1.57

  Form and use verbals and verbal phrases (participles/participials, gerunds, and infinitives) based on function. (Continue)

• 8.L.GC.1.58

  Use tenses and aspects to indicate the mood of a verb. (Introduce)

• 8.L.GC.1.59

  Use colons to introduce quotations. (Introduce)

• 8.L.GC.1.60

  Use dashes appropriately. (Introduce)

• 8.L.GC.1.61

  Use an appropriate style guide to address complex issues of grammar, usage, or mechanics. (Introduce)

Georgia Milestones coverage

• English Language Arts Grade 8 (EOG) · Language — Constructing Texts

  Grammar Conventions Students observe, analyze, and use the structures and conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics as they interpret and construct texts.

  about 13% of the test · 8 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

Beginning

Form and use the progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive verb aspects. Form and use participles. Recognize and correct vague pronoun references. Use correlative conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses. Use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, commas, end punctuation, and attributions to indicate exact words and lines of dialogue. Use semicolons to separate items in a series or list when at least one of the items already contains commas.

Developing

Use commas, parentheses, and dashes to set off nonessential words, phrases, or clauses. Use demonstrative pronouns.

Proficient

Use ellipses appropriately. Use hyphens with appropriate affixes and compound words. Use semicolons, with or without a conjunctive adverb, to form compound and compound-complex sentences. Use parts of speech and their associated phrases or clauses to perform indicated sentence functions (e.g., subject, direct object, predicate nominative, modifier). Use colons to introduce lists, examples, and explanations.

The same standard across grades

1. Kindergarten · K.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Learn and apply conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics to aid the comprehension of texts and to communicate clearly in written and spoken language.

2. Grade 1 · 1.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Learn and apply conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics to aid the comprehension of texts and to communicate clearly in written and spoken language.

3. Grade 2 · 2.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Learn and apply conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics to aid the comprehension of texts and to communicate clearly in written and spoken language.

4. Grade 3 · 3.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Learn and apply conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics to aid the comprehension and analysis of texts and to communicate clearly and precisely in written and spoken language.

5. Grade 4 · 4.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Learn and apply conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics to aid the comprehension and analysis of texts and to communicate clearly and precisely in written and spoken language.

6. Grade 5 · 5.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Learn and apply conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics to aid the comprehension and analysis of texts and to communicate clearly and precisely in written and spoken language.

7. Grade 6 · 6.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing and constructing texts.

8. Grade 7 · 7.L.GC.1

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing and constructing texts.

9. Grade 8 · 8.L.GC.1 (this standard)

   Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing and constructing texts.

10. Grade 9 · 9.L.GC.1

    Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing, evaluating, and constructing texts.

11. Grade 10 · 10.L.GC.1

    Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing, evaluating, and constructing texts.

12. Grade 11 · 11.L.GC.1

    Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing, evaluating, and constructing texts.

13. Grade 12 · 12.L.GC.1

    Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing, evaluating, and constructing texts.