8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System

Eighth Grade Writing
Topic Map Worksheet
Topics from Standard/Strands
(Note: ELA/RLA: Topics are Genre/Literary Elements or Reading/Writing Strategies)
Standard/Strand: ELA8W1 The student produces writing that establishes the appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the
reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure. ELA8W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of
genres. ELA8W4 The student consistently uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing.
(1) TOPIC: Persuasive Essay
(2) TOPIC: Persuasive Essay
Objective/Performance Indictors/Elements:
ELA8W1 Elements
a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a
point of view based on purpose, genre expectations,
audience, length, and format requirements.
b. Writes texts of a length appropriate to address the
topic or tell the story.
c. Uses traditional structures for conveying
information
Objective/Performance Indictors/Elements:
ELA8W1 Elements Cont.
d. Uses appropriate structures to ensure coherence.
e. Supports statements and claims with anecdotes,
descriptions, facts and statistics, and specific
examples.
(3) TOPIC: Persuasive Essay
(4) TOPIC: Persuasive Essay
Objective/Performance Indictors/Elements:
ELA8W2 Elements
a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating
a speaker’s voice, and otherwise developing reader
interest.
b. States a clear position or perspective in support of a
proposition or proposal.
c. Creates an organizing structure that is appropriate to
the needs, values, and interests of a specified
audience, and arranges details, reasons, and examples.
Objective/Performance Indictors/Elements:
ELA8W2 Elements Cont.
d. Includes appropriate relevant information and
arguments.
e. Excludes information and arguments that are
irrelevant.
f. Provides details, reasons, and examples, arranging
them effectively by anticipating and answering
reader concerns and counter-arguments. 9