7th Grade ELA Standards & Lessons

Strand	Numerical Code	Standard	Aligned Lesson Plans, Projects, Assessments	MICA Aligned Questions
Reading Literature (22-28%)	RL.7.1	Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Reading Literature (22-28%)	RL.7.2	Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Reading Literature (22-28%)	RL.7.3	Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
Reading Literature (22-28%)	RL.7.5	Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s structure contributes to its meaning.
Reading Literature (22-28%)	RL.7.6	Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
Reading Literature (22-28%)	RL.7.9	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.
Reading Informational Text Standards	RI.7	Students will need to show mastery in reading, comprehending, and analyzing informational texts.	UN Summit on Social Issues: Persuasive Speech, PPT, and Paper Project TNReady Bell Ringers
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	RI.7.1	Cite several pieces of textual analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.	Citing Evidence Anchor Chart
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	RI.7.2	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.	Main and Central Idea Introduction & Practice
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	RI.7.3	Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	RI.7.5	Analyze the structure uses to organize a text, including how major sections contribute to the whole and the development of the ideas.
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	RI.7.6	Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text & analyze how the author distinguishes his/her position from that of others.
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	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.
Reading Informational Text (22-28%)	RI.7.9	Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretation of facts.

Reading: Vocabulary (8-13%)	RL.7.4	Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of story or drama.
Reading: Vocabulary (8-13%)	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.
Reading: Vocabulary (8-13%)	L.7.4	Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies.
Reading: Vocabulary (8-13%)	L.7.5	Demonstrate understanding of Figurative Language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Writing: Conventions (11%)	L.7.1 (a-c)	Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Writing: Conventions (11%)	L.7.2 (a-b)	Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Writing: Conventions (11%)	L.7.3 (a)	Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Writing: Written Expression (25%)	W.7.1 (a-e)	Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Writing: Written Expression (25%)	W.7.2 (a-f)	Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Writing: Written Expression (25%)	W.7.3 (a-e)	Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Writing: Written Expression (25%)	W.7.7	Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.