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Grade 7 · English language arts

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English language arts · 2017 framework

More reading and writing

  1. 01Write a discipline-specific argument from sources with a thesis, counterclaim and formal conclusionExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Write informative texts that narrate a historical event and report a scientific procedureExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 03Produce writing suited to task, purpose and audience, revise it with feedback and publish it with technologyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 04Conduct a short research project with credible sources, honest citation and writing over long and short time framesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 05Cite evidence from a primary and a secondary source and analyze how each develops its central ideasExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 06Identify key steps in a process, determine domain vocabulary in context and describe how a history text presents informationExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  7. 07Identify how loaded language and selected facts reveal an author's perspective, and distinguish fact, opinion and reasoned judgmentExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  8. 08Integrate a chart and a map with a history text, and read history texts in the grades 6-8 band independentlyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  9. 09Cite specific evidence and determine the central ideas of a science textExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  10. 10Follow a multistep measurement procedure precisely and decode its symbols and key termsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  11. 11Analyze how the sections of a technical text are organized and why the author explains, describes or discussesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  12. 12Integrate words with a graph, separate fact from judgment and speculation, and compare sources on one topicExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 13Analyze The Last Rehearsal: setting, choices and developing themeExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 14Analyze word choice, sound and form in an original sonnet and a drama scene with a soliloquyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 15Analyze how an author uses two first-person narrators to develop and contrast perspectivesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 16Compare a written story with a filmed and an audio version, analyzing techniques unique to each mediumExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 17Compare a historical-fiction portrayal of an 1850s Ohio canal town with a historical account of the periodExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 18Read complex literature with scaffolds you can remove, building background knowledge and making text connectionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 19Cite several pieces of evidence, trace two central ideas and analyze how individuals, events and ideas interact in an article about a rail corridorExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 20Determine word meanings and the impact of word choice on tone, and analyze how the article’s major sections contribute to the wholeExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 21Determine an author’s perspective and purpose and analyze how each author distinguishes his or her position from that of othersExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 22Trace and evaluate the argument in a letter: sound reasoning, relevant and sufficient evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 23Compare a speech as text with its audio, video and multimedia versions, and read literary nonfiction near the high end of the band with scaffoldingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 24Analyze how two reporters covering the same meeting shape their presentations by emphasizing different evidence and interpreting facts differentlyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 25Write an argument with a thesis statement, a fairly acknowledged opposing claim, sourced evidence and a conclusion that followsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 26Write an explanation with a thesis that presents information, an organizing strategy, headings, a table and domain-specific vocabularyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 27Write a narrative that orients the reader, establishes point of view, uses dialogue, pacing, sensory detail and time-shift transitions, and ends in reflectionExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 28Produce clear writing for a task, purpose and audience; revise with guidance, edit for grade 7 conventions and publish, link and cite with technologyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 29Conduct a short research project from several sources: use search terms effectively, assess credibility and accuracy, quote or paraphrase without plagiarism, cite in a standard format and generate further questionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 30Draw evidence from a story and a historical account of the same period, and from an argument text, to support analysis, reflection and researchExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 31Prepare for a collaborative discussion, follow its rules, ask questions that elicit elaboration, and modify a view when the evidence warrants itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 32Analyze the main ideas and supporting details in visual, quantitative and oral formats and explain how each clarifies the topicExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 33Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, and evaluate the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 34Present claims and findings with salient points, pertinent details, eye contact, volume and clear pronunciation; add visual displays; adapt speech to the contextExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 35Explain the function of phrases and clauses, choose among simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences, and correct misplaced and dangling modifiersExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 36Use commas between coordinate adjectives, spell correctly, and choose precise, concise language free of wordiness and redundancyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 37Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words from context, Greek and Latin affixes and roots, and reference materials, then verify itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 38Interpret literary, biblical and mythological allusions in context, use synonyms, antonyms and analogies to sharpen meaning, and distinguish connotations of words with similar denotationsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

English language arts · 2026 framework

Reading foundations

  1. 01Decode and spell long words using Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, syllable types and spelling rulesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Read grade-level text aloud accurately, automatically and expressively, self-monitor, and write legibly at a pace for notetakingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 03Cite several pieces of evidence from a story and an article, quoting or paraphrasing as appropriate, and use that evidence in writingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 04Summarize a narrative poem objectively, including its theme and story details, and analyze how its rhymes and alliteration shape meaning and toneExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 05Analyze how major sections and text features build an informational article, and read it with connections that deepen understandingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 06Write an argumentative piece and an informative/explanatory piece with clear theses, accurate credible sources, precise language and language fitted to audience and purposeExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 07Conduct an independent research project, evaluate the relevancy of evidence, and use digital skills and tools to publish, cite and collaborateExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 08Plan, draft, revise and edit as adult support fades, in single-session and multi-session writing for math, science and social studiesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 09Delineate a speaker's argument and claims, and evaluate the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance, accuracy and sufficiency of the evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 10Run a group discussion with assigned roles, a goal and a deadline; build on others' remarks with questions, responses and conclusions; and report back with eye contact at an understandable paceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 11Edit a newsletter article for capitalization, coordinate adjectives and spelling, cut wordiness and redundancy, keep a consistent tone, and choose conversational, academic or domain-specific wordsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers