7th Grade ELA (Missouri Learning Standards)

Reading Literary Text (RL) – big idea 1

• 7.RL.1.A Draws conclusions and inferences from literature, citing several pieces of evidence.
• 7.RL.1.B Works out word and phrase meanings, including figurative and connotative ones, using context, affixes, or references.
• 7.RL.1.C Interprets visual elements of a text and draws conclusions from them.
• 7.RL.1.D Finds a theme, explains how evidence supports it, and summarizes without opinion.

Reading Literary Text (RL) – big idea 2

• 7.RL.2.A Analyzes how a text's form or structure adds to meaning.
• 7.RL.2.B Analyzes how an author builds and contrasts characters' or narrators' points of view.
• 7.RL.2.C Analyzes how word choice shapes meaning and tone.
• 7.RL.2.D Analyzes how setting, characters, and plot affect each other and add to meaning.

Reading Literary Text (RL) – big idea 3

• 7.RL.3.A Compares a written story, play, or poem with its film, stage, or multimedia version and each medium's techniques.
• 7.RL.3.B Compares a fictional picture of a time, place, or character with factual accounts.
• 7.RL.3.C Explains how characters and settings reflect history or culture.
• 7.RL.3.D Reads and understands stories, plays, and poems on their own and well.

Reading Informational Text (RI) – big idea 1

• 7.RI.1.A Draws conclusions and inferences from informational text, citing several pieces of evidence.
• 7.RI.1.B Works out word meanings, including figurative, connotative, and subject-specific ones, using context, affixes, or references.
• 7.RI.1.C Interprets visual elements, including from other media, and draws conclusions.
• 7.RI.1.D Explains central ideas and how evidence supports them and summarizes without opinion.

Reading Informational Text (RI) – big idea 2

• 7.RI.2.A Analyzes how a text's organization adds to meaning.
• 7.RI.2.B Analyzes how an author develops a point of view or purpose and sets it apart from others.
• 7.RI.2.C Analyzes how word choice shapes meaning and tone.
• 7.RI.2.D Judges whether an argument's reasoning is sound and its evidence relevant and sufficient.

Reading Informational Text (RI) – big idea 3

• 7.RI.3.A Compares information across media and how each medium's techniques add meaning.
• 7.RI.3.B Compares craft and structure choices of authors writing on the same topic.
• 7.RI.3.C Explains how a text reflects history or culture.
• 7.RI.3.D Reads and understands informational text on their own and well.

Writing (W) – big idea 1

• 7.W.1.A.a Researches a question with relevant print and digital sources and combines them with a standard citation system.
• 7.W.1.A.b Searches effectively, judges source credibility and accuracy, and quotes or paraphrases without plagiarism using a standard format.

Writing (W) – big idea 2

• 7.W.2.A.a Narrative: writes stories or poems with a steady point of view, clear characters, and well-built events.
• 7.W.2.A.b Expository: explains a topic with relevant facts and details and links ideas to evidence.
• 7.W.2.A.c Argumentative: supports a claim with reasons and evidence and responds to counterclaims.

Writing (W) – big idea 3

• 7.W.3.A.a Revises organization and content: keeps focus, concludes, and adds or cuts material for clarity.
• 7.W.3.A.b Revises word choice and style: uses precise language and varied sentences to show how ideas relate.
• 7.W.3.A.c Edits for standard English grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.
• 7.W.3.A.d Uses effective transitions to link ideas and claims and show shifts in time.
• 7.W.3.A.e Uses technology to publish writing, link to and cite sources, and collaborate.

Speaking and Listening (SL) – big idea 1

• 7.SL.1.A Follows rules for respectful discussion and decisions, tracks goals and deadlines, and sets roles.
• 7.SL.1.B Outlines and judges a speaker's argument, asks questions that draw out detail, and keeps talk on topic.
• 7.SL.1.C Takes in new information from others and media and changes views when justified.

Speaking and Listening (SL) – big idea 2

• 7.SL.2.A Speaks clearly, audibly, and at an easy pace with conventions that suit the audience.
• 7.SL.2.B Faces the audience, makes eye contact, and uses effective gestures.
• 7.SL.2.C Plans and gives presentations, using multimedia to clarify claims and stress key points.