Grade 7 English (North Carolina SCOS)

Reading Standards for Literature (RL)

• RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis and inferences.
• RL.7.2 Work out a theme, analyze its development, and give an objective summary.
• RL.7.3 Analyze how elements of a story or drama interact.
• RL.7.4 Analyze how rhymes and repeated sounds affect meaning and tone.
• RL.7.5 Analyze how the form or structure of a drama or poem adds to its meaning.
• RL.7.6 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts characters' points of view.
• RL.7.7 Compare a written text with its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version.
• RL.7.9 Compare a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character with a historical account.
• RL.7.10 Read grade 7 literature in the grades 6–8 band independently for sustained periods.

Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)

• RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis and inferences.
• RI.7.2 Find two or more central ideas, analyze their development, and give an objective summary.
• RI.7.3 Analyze interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
• RI.7.4 Work out word meanings in context and analyze the effect of word choice on meaning and tone.
• RI.7.5 Analyze how an author's structure organizes a text and develops ideas.
• RI.7.6 Work out an author's point of view or purpose and how it is set apart from others'.
• RI.7.7 Compare a text with an audio, video, or multimedia version of it.
• RI.7.8 Trace and evaluate claims, judging whether reasoning is sound and evidence sufficient.
• RI.7.9 Analyze how two authors writing on the same topic stress different evidence or interpretations.
• RI.7.10 Read grade 7 informational texts in the grades 6–8 band independently for sustained periods.

Writing Standards (W)

• W.7.1 Write arguments supporting claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• W.7.1a Organize ideas around a topic to plan writing.
• W.7.1b Introduce claims, acknowledge opposing claims, and organize reasons and evidence logically.
• W.7.1c Support claims with logical reasoning and relevant evidence from credible sources.
• W.7.1d Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion among claims, reasons, and evidence.
• W.7.1e Establish and keep a formal style.
• W.7.1f Give a concluding statement or section that supports the argument.
• W.7.1g With some guidance, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach.
• W.7.2 Write informative texts that convey ideas through well-chosen, organized content.
• W.7.2a Organize ideas around a topic to plan writing.
• W.7.2b Introduce a topic with a preview and organize ideas with strategies and graphics.
• W.7.2c Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, details, quotations, or examples.
• W.7.2d Use suitable transitions to create cohesion and clarify relationships.
• W.7.2e Use precise language and subject-specific vocabulary.
• W.7.2f Establish and keep a formal style.
• W.7.2g Give a concluding statement or section that supports the explanation.
• W.7.2h With some guidance, revise and edit with attention to purpose and audience.
• W.7.3 Write narratives with relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.
• W.7.3a Organize ideas around a topic to plan writing.
• W.7.3b Set the context and point of view, introduce a narrator or characters, and order events logically.
• W.7.3c Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, pacing, and description.
• W.7.3d Use transitions to show sequence and shifts in time frame or setting.
• W.7.3e Use precise words, descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action.
• W.7.3f Give a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the events narrated.
• W.7.3g With some guidance, revise and edit with attention to purpose and audience.
• W.7.4 Use digital tools to produce and publish writing, link and cite sources, and work with others.
• W.7.5 Carry out short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources.
• W.7.6 Gather information from several sources with search terms, judge credibility, and cite in a standard format.

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

• SL.7.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas.
• SL.7.1a Come prepared and refer to evidence to probe ideas.
• SL.7.1b Follow rules for discussions, track progress toward goals, and define roles.
• SL.7.1c Ask questions that draw out elaboration and make comments that keep the discussion on track.
• SL.7.1d Acknowledge new information and revise views when justified.
• SL.7.2 Analyze main ideas and details presented in different media and explain how they clarify a topic.
• SL.7.3 Outline a speaker's argument and judge the soundness of reasoning and evidence.
• SL.7.4 Present claims and findings coherently with relevant facts and examples, adapting to the context.
• SL.7.5 Include multimedia and visual displays to clarify claims and emphasize key points.

Language Standards (L)

• L.7.1 Use grade 7 grammar: verbals, voice and mood, pronoun case, modifiers, and complete sentences.
• L.7.2 Use grade 7 capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, including commas with nonrestrictive elements.
• L.7.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
• L.7.3a Choose precise, concise language, cutting wordiness and redundancy.
• L.7.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using context, word parts, relationships, and references.
• L.7.5 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances.
• L.7.5a Interpret figures of speech in context.
• L.7.5b Tell apart the connotations of words with similar meanings.
• L.7.6 Use grade-level academic and subject-specific vocabulary accurately and build word knowledge.