Study Island – 8th Grade ELA Student Learning Standards

The following is a weekly assignment chart dedicated to ensuring completion of Study Island by
April 2018. Students must complete the assignments online at www.studyisland.com by the due
dates shown next to each assignment. Students must see me prior to a due date if Internet access is
not available at home as alternative assignments can be made available.
Homework credit is earned each week for successful completion of a topic. Successful completion
occurs when a student passes the topic with a blue ribbon based on a minimum of a ten question
test. If you do not achieve a 70% or above on the initial ten (10) question test, you must complete
an additional ten questions. Do not rush through an assignment. Read the lesson carefully prior
to starting the test. Read the test questions carefully before selecting the best answer from the
choices provided. Study Island will be checked by 7am on the day it is due.
NOTE: For the first assignment, the Diagnostic Pretest - English Language Arts, you must complete
a 30 question diagnostic pretest before you begin the rest of the Study Island topics.

Week Topics to Cover Due Date

1 Diagnostic Pretest - English Language September 18

Arts (Please complete 30 questions for
this pretest.)

2 Textual Evidence September 26

Making Inferences & Relevant
Connections

3 Theme October 3
Objective Summary

4 Characters October 10
Setting

5 Plot October 17
Context Clues

6 Multiple-Meaning Words October 24

Figurative Meanings
7 Connotative Meanings October 31
Meaning and Tone

8 Cultural Literature November 7

Compare and Contrast

9 Author’s Point of View November 14

Central Ideas

10 Connections Between Individuals November 21

Text Structure

11 Technical Meanings November 28

Visual Elements

12 Evaluating Arguments December 5

Introducing & Closing Topics

13 Organizing Ideas December 12

Supporting & Developing Topics

14 Transitions December 19
Task, Purpose, and Audience

15 Precise Language & Sensory Details January 9

Planning

16 Revising January 16
Editing

17 Quoting and Paraphrase January 23

Cite Sources

18 Conducting Research January 30

Adjectives & Adverbs

19 Pronouns February 6
Subject –Verb Agreement
20 Phrases & Clauses February 13
Verbals

21 Verbs February 20
Capitalization

22 Punctuation February 27
Spelling

23 Root Words and Affixes March 6

Reference Materials

24 Post Test March 13

Total homework assignments: 44 (Homework credit given during the marking period the
assignment is due.)

PLEASE NOTE:
● Points will be deducted from your final grade if all topics are not complete by April 2018.
● Your Study Island average counts as a supplemental grade for each marking period.
In MP #1, I will select the three highest grades and average them.
In MP #2 - the four highest
In MP #3 - the five highest.
In MP #4 - you will have a final test on SI.