Common Core: ELA-LITERACY
7.W.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
October 1, 20187.W.1c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
October 1, 20187.W.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
October 1, 20187.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
October 1, 20187.W.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
October 1, 20187.W.2b
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
October 1, 20187.W.2c
Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
October 1, 20187.SL.3
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
October 1, 20187.RI.9
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
October 1, 20187.SL.1d
Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.
October 1, 20187.RI.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
October 1, 2018