Seventh Grade

Trimester 1 Standards

Reading Literature and Informational Text

PowerStandards

Cite evidence from fiction and nonfiction text to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn in order to comprehend the central concept/theme of the text.

Tri 1 Standards

• locate, analyze, and cite text evidence
• determine central themes/main idea and describe how they are developed
• Use a variety of text evidence to support theme.
• read closely to find explicit and implicit answers and support with evidence
• identify text evidence an author provides.
• summarize/paraphrase text ensuring summary is void of opinion (intro of Companion Book)

Speaking and Listening

PowerStandards

Pose and answer questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant observations in order to delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

Tri 1 Standards

• prepare for discussion in advance
• pose relevant questions, respond with evidence, and elaborate on peers’ comments
• make relevant observations and use ideas and comments to refocus a discussion
• acknowledge new ideas and perspectives and modify one’s own views when appropriate
• clearly explain ideas

Writing

PowerStandards

Tri 1 Standards