Grade 7

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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.7.1.a

Introduce claim(s), acknowledge opposing claims and counter/refute them and organize the reasons and evidence logically.C.7.1.b

Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.C.7.1.c

Use transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claims.C.7.1.d

Establish and maintain a task appropriate writing style.C.7.1.e

Provide a concluding statement or section that supports the argument presented.C.7.1.f

With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, re-writing or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.C.7.1.g

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.7.2.a

Introduce a topic clearly; organize ideas, concepts and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics and multi-media when useful to aiding comprehension.C.7.2.b

Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples.C.7.2.c

Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.C.7.2.d

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.C.7.2.e

Establish and maintain a formal style.C.7.2.f

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.C.7.2.g

With some guidance, 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.C.7.2.h

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.7.3.a

Engage the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.C.7.3.b

Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.C.7.3.c

Use a variety of transition words to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.C.7.3.d

Use precise words, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.C.7.3.e

Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.C.7.3.f

With guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.C.7.3.g

Create sentences using correctly placed clauses and phrases.L.7.1.a

Demonstrate appropriate use of simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.L.7.1.b

Demonstrate appropriate use of a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.L.7.2.a

Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.L.7.2.b

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.L.7.3.a

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.L.7.4.a

Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.L.7.4.b

Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.L.7.4.c

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.L.7.4.d

Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to allusions, in context.L.7.5.a

Use the relationship between particular words to improve understanding.L.7.5.b

Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.L.7.5.c