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Grade 7

Site Based on the CT Core Standards, some of the skills students will be developing in Grade 7 include...

Reading

  • cite several pieces of textual evidence to support inferences and analysis of text

  • determine a central idea and analyze its development throughout a text

  • analyze the interactions of story elements

  • determine the meanings of figurative, connotative and technical words/phrases

  • analyze how an author develops the point of view of characters in a story

  • analyze the effects of techniques unique to a variety of types of media

  • trace and evaluate the argument and supporting claims in a text

  • compare and contrast a the time period in a fictional text with an historical account of that time period

Speaking and Listening

  • engage effectively and productively in a range of types of conversations

  • follow rules for collegial conversations, track progress toward goals set and define roles as needed

  • evaluate the soundness of the reasoning and presentation of a speaker's argument

  • present claims and findings in a focused, organized manner

  • adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks

  • include multimedia and visual displays in presentations

Writing

  • write an argument that includes a claim, a counter-claim and supporting evidence

  • write informative pieces based on research

  • write an analysis of literature including relevant, supporting details and examples

  • produce clear and coherent writing that is appropriate to task purpose and audience

  • strengthen writing through editing and revising

  • conduct research projects to answer a question, drawing on information from multiple print and digital sources

  • quote and paraphrase relevant information while avoiding plagiarism, following a standard format for citation

Language

  • ​demonstrate command of grammar conventions and usage when writing or speaking

  • demonstrate command in spelling, punctuation and grammar when writing

  • choose among simple, complex and compound-complex sentence to signal the relationships among ideas

  • use language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely

  • demonstrate understandings of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings

  • acquire and use accurately grade level vocabulary

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