English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides Eighth Grade. Persuasive Text

The resources above cover the following skills:

Reading Standards for Information Text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. [RI.8.8]
Writing Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [W.8.9]
Apply Grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced”). [W.8.9b]