Common Core State
7.L.1b
Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
October 1, 20187.L.6
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.
October 1, 20187.L.1c
Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
October 1, 20187.RI.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
October 1, 20187.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
October 1, 20187.RI.2
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
October 1, 20187.L.2a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
October 1, 20187.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
October 1, 20187.L.3a
Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*
October 1, 20186.W.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
October 1, 20187.L.4
Determine or 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.
October 1, 2018