Common Core: ELA-LITERACY
7.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
October 1, 20188.L.4a
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.
October 1, 20187.W.9a
Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “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”).
October 1, 20188.L.4b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
October 1, 20187.W.9b
Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims”).
October 1, 20187.W.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
October 1, 20188.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
October 1, 20188.L.1a
Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
October 1, 20188.L.1c
Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
October 1, 20187.W.3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
October 1, 2018