Common Core Content Standards for 7th Grade 3/31/15

Check off each standard when you feel you have met each one. Mark it with a 1 4
based on your level of comfort with the standard and your ability to achieve it
moving forward. A 1 will be very uncomfortable and unsure that I have met the
standard and a 4 will be very comfortable and I am sure I have met the standard.
Reading Informational Texts
_______ RI.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a
text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of
a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
_______ RI.7.5 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how
the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
_______ RI.7.8 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.
Writing
_______ W.7.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant
evidence.
_______ W.7.1.a Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and address alternate or opposing
claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
_______ W.7.1.b Support claim(s) or counterarguments with logical reasoning and
relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources, and demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or text.
_______ W.7.1.c Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the
relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
_______ W.7.1.e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and
supports the argument presented.
Speaking and Listening
_______ SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one,
in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues,
building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.
_______ SL.7.1.d Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when
warranted, modify their own views.
_______ SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse
media and formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas
clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
_______ SL.7.3 Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, and attitude
toward the subject, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and
sufficiency of the evidence.