8th Grade Common Core: W.8.2
Common Core Identifier: W.8.2 / Grade: 8
Curriculum: Writing: Text Types and Purposes
Detail: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
12 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
With this writing prompt, students will write an explanatory text about a future job they might wish to have someday.
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This extended response question prompts students to write about how Darry is different from the rest of the boys in the gang. Students will use textual evidence and consider why Darry's differences might be important to the novel's narrative.
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In this extended response activity, students will describe the violent interaction in the park between the greasers and Socs. They will also explain how it differs from student disagreements today, how it is similar, and delve into the details of confrontation among groups.
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This printout prompts students to write about the interaction that takes place between Bob, Randy, Cherry, and Marcia in chapter 3, focusing on its reflection of societal expectation of gender roles during the time period.
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In chapter 4, Ponyboy and Johnny decide to run away rather than seek help from authorities or family members. With this extended response worksheet, students will consider how their socioeconomic status and family experiences likely shaped this choice.
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Think about what is revealed about gender roles through the events of chapter 2. Use direct quotes as evidence to explain how female characters are viewed, spoken about, and treated by male characters in this part of the novel.
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This writing prompt asks students to reflect on the significance of the argument between Darry and Ponyboy, describe the argument, and tell what it reveals about the characters.
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This writing prompt asks students to write an extended response about the characterization of the book's narrator and his brothers. Explore relationships between Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry, and explain what they suggest about the family.
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Use this writing prompt to help students understand situational irony as it is created by the moment when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are praised by a teacher after the fire in chapter 6.
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Use evidence from the text to write about Dally's actions in regard to taking risks to visit and help Ponyboy and Johnny in chapters 5 and 6.
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In chapter 5, Ponyboy recites Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." With this prompt, students will write about its overall meaning and connection to the themes of the novel so far.
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Focusing on the hospital scene at the end of chapter 6, analyze how Ponyboy and Darry's relationship evolves over the course of the story. Explain what finally makes Ponyboy realize Darry loves him and what his words at the end of the chapter mean.
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