Common Core: ELA-LITERACY
7.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, 20186.W.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
October 1, 20187.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, 20186.W.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
October 1, 20187.L.4b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
October 1, 20186.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
October 1, 20187.L.4c
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
October 1, 20186.W.9a
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”).
October 1, 2018