Seventh Grade Language Arts Standards

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Reading Literature

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and conntoative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza.
Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure contributes to its meaning.
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators.
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium.
Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems of appropriate complexity.

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas.
Determine the meaning of words and prhases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Analyze the structure an author uses to orgnaize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of ideas.
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Compare and contrast text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium's portrayal of the subject.
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing wheter the reasoning is sound and evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
Read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and ifnormation through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Use technology to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources.
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additonal related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of other while avoiding plagiarism and follow a standard format for citation.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Engage effectively in a range of group discussions with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats and explain how the ideas clarify to topic, text, or issue under study.
Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency with the evidence.
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation.
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when idicated or appropriate.

Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage.
Demonstrate command of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning.
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.