Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.A:
Students locate and use school and public library resources independently to acquire information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.B:
Students apply thinking skills, such as define, classify, and infer, to interpret data, facts, and ideas from informational texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.C:
Students read and follow written multistep directions or procedures to accomplish a task or complete an assignment.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.D:
Students preview informational texts to assess content and organization and select texts useful for the task.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.E:
Students use indexes to locate information and glossaries to define terms.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.F:
Students use knowledge of structure, content, and vocabulary to understand informational text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.G:
Students distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.H:
Students identify missing, conflicting, or unclear information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.I:
Students formulate questions to be answered by reading informational text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.J:
Students compare and contrast information from a variety of different sources.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.K:
Students condense, combine, or categorize new information from one or more sources.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.L:
Students draw conclusions and make inferences on the basis of explicit and implied information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.R.1.M:
Students make, confirm, or revise predictions.