Illinois Assessment of Readiness Grade 8 ELA/L Blueprint - Evidence Statements and Standards

Oct 10, 2026

Illinois Assessment of Readiness Grade 8 ELA/L blueprints outline how reading and writing tasks are assessed through aligned Illinois Learning Standards. The blueprint specifies percentage ranges for literary and informational reading, vocabulary, and writing components such as written expression and knowledge of language and conventions. It lists relevant RL, RI, RST, RH, W, and L standards codes for evidence statements, including separate allocations for a literary analysis task form and a narrative writing task form.

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Literary Analysis Task Form

Reading, Writing, and Language Standards

Narrative Writing Task Form

Reading, Writing, and Language Standards

| Illinois Assessment of Readiness Grade 8 ELA/L Blueprint: Literary Analysis Task Form | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sub-Claim / Reporting Category1 | Standards | Illinois Learning Standards Strand | | | | | | | Reading Literature | Reading Informational Text | Writing | Language | | | Evidence
Statements | | | | | | Reading: Literary Text
16-24% points | Standards | RL 8.1; RL 8.2; RL 8.3; RL 8.5;
RL 8.6; RL 8.7; RL 8.9 | --- | --- | --- | | | Evidence
Statements | RL 8.1 . 1; RL 8.2 . 1; RL 8.2 . 2; RL 8.2 .3; RL 8 .2.4; RL 8.3 . 1; RL 8.3. 2; RL 8 .3.3; RL 8.5 . 1; RL 8.5 . 2; RL 8 .6. 1; RL 8 .7. 1; RL 8.9.1 | | | | | Reading: Informational Text
22-30% points | Standards | --- | RI 8. 1; RST 8 . 1; RH 8. 1; RI 8. 2; RST 8 . 2; RH 8. 2;
RI 8.3; RST 8 .3; RH 8.3; RI 8.5; RST 8 .5; RH 8.5;
RI 8. 6; RST 8 .6; RH 8.6; RI 8.7; RST 8 .7; RH 8.7;
RI 8.8; RST 8 .8; RH 8.8; RI 8.9; RST 8 .9; RH 8.9 | --- | --- | | | Evidence
Statements | | RI 8.1. 1; RST 8 .1.3; RH 8.1.3; RI 8.2. 1; RI 8.2. 2;
RI 8.2.3; RST 8 .2.4; RH 8.2.5; RI 8.3. 1; RI 8.3. 2;
RI 8.3.3; RST 8 .3.4; RH 8.3.5; RI 8.5. 1; RST 8.5. 2; RH 8.5.3; RI 8.6. 1; RI 8.6. 2; RI 8.6.3; RST 8.6.4; RH 8.6.5; RH 8.6.6; RI 8.7. 1; RST 8 .7. 2; RST 8.7.3; RH 8.7.4; RI 8.8. 1; RI 8.8. 2; RI 8.8.3; RI 8.8.4; RST 8 .8.5; RH 8.8.6; RI 8.9. 1; RST
8.9. 2; RH 8.9.3 | --- | --- | | Reading: Vocabulary
14% points | Standards | RL 8.4 | RI 8.4; RH 8.4; RST 8.4 | --- | L 8.4; L 8.5; L 8.6 | | | Evidence
Statements | RL 8.4.1 | RI 8.4. 1; RST 8.4.2 | | L 8.4 . 1; L 8.5 . 1; L 8.5 . 2;
L 8.5 .3; L 8.6.1 | | Writing:
Written Expression
32% points | Standards | --- | --- | W 8.1; W 8.2; W 8.4; W 8.5; W 8.6; W 8.7; W 8.8; W 8.9; W 8.10 | --- | | | Evidence
Statements | | | W 8.1 | | | Writing: Knowledge of Language and Conventions
8% points | Standards | --- | --- | --- | L 8.1; L 8.2; L 8.3; L 8.6 | | | Evidence
Statements | | | | W 8.1 | 1 Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100. | Illinois Assessment of Readiness Grade 8 ELA/L Blueprint: Narrative Writing Task Form | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sub-Claim / Reporting Category1 | Standards | Illinois Learning Standards Strand | | | | | | | Reading Literature | Reading Informational Text | Writing | Language | | | Evidence
Statements | | | | | | Reading: Literary Text
11-26% points | Standards | RL 8.1; RL 8.2; RL 8.3; RL 8.4; RL 8.5; RL 8 .6; RL 8.7; RL 8.9 | --- | --- | --- | | | Evidence
Statements | RL 8.1 . 1; RL 8.2 . 1; RL 8.2 . 2; RL 8.2.3; RL 8 .2.4; RL 8.3 . 1; RL 8.3 . 2; RL 8.3 .3; RL 8 .4. 1; RL 8.5 . 1; RL 8.5. 2; RL 8 .6. 1; RL 8.7 . 1; RL 8.9.1 | | | | | Reading: Informational Text
23-37% points | Standards | --- | RI 8. 1; RST 8 . 1; RH 8. 1; RI 8. 2; RST 8 . 2; RH 8. 2;
RI 8.3; RST 8 .3; RH 8.3; RI 8.5; RST 8 .5; RH 8.5;
RI 8. 6; RST 8 .6; RH 8.6; RI 8.7; RST 8 .7; RH 8.7;
RI 8.8; RST 8 .8; RH 8.8; RI 8.9; RST 8 .9; RH 8.9 | --- | --- | | | Evidence
Statements | | RI 8.1. 1; RST 8 .1.3; RH 8.1.3; RI 8.2.1; RI 8.2. 2;
RI 8.2.3; RST 8 .2.4; RH 8.2.5; RI 8.3. 1; RI 8.3. 2;
RI 8.3.3; RST 8 .3.4; RH 8.3.5; RI 8.5. 1; RST 8.5. 2; RH 8.5.3; RI 8.6. 1; RI 8.6. 2; RI 8.6.3; RST 8.6.4; RH 8.6.5; RH 8.6.6; RI 8.7. 1; RST 8 .7. 2; RST 8 .7.3; RH 8.7.4; RI 8.8. 1; RI 8.8. 2; RI 8.8.3; RI 8.8.4; RST 8 .8.5; RH 8.8.6; RI 8.9. 1; RST
8.9. 2; RH 8.9.3 | --- | --- | | Reading: Vocabulary
9% points | Standards | RL 8.4 | RI 8.4; RH 8.4; RST 8.4 | --- | L 8.4; L 8.5; L 8.6 | | | Evidence
Statements | RL 8.4.1 | RI 8.4. 1; RST 8.4.2 | | L 8.4 . 1; L 8.5 . 1; L 8.5 . 2;
L 8.5 .3; L 8.6.1 | | Writing:
Written Expression
34% points | Standards | --- | --- | W 8.1; W 8.2; W 8.3; W 8.4;
W 8.5; W 8.6; W 8.7; W 8.8;
W 8.9; W 8.10 | --- | | | Evidence
Statements | | | W 8.1 | | | Writing: Knowledge of Language and Conventions

FAQs

What standards categories are covered in the Grade 8 ELA/L blueprints?

The blueprint lists reading standards for literary and informational texts (RL, RI, RST, RH), writing standards (W), and language/conventions standards (L).

How are the assessment weightings for Grade 8 ELA/L shown?

Each task form includes percentage point ranges for components such as reading literary text, reading informational text, vocabulary, and specific writing strands like written expression and language conventions.

What is the difference between the literary analysis and narrative writing task forms?

The blueprint provides two separate task forms, each with its own set of reading and writing standard codes and percentage allocations aligned to evidence statements for that task type.

Oct 10, 2026

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