ACCESS “Power Standards” Language Arts-Grade 7 ESLR-Attain basic literacy skills by communicating effectively in reading, writing and speaking Strand Narrative Texts Expository Texts (Literature/Recreational) (Informational/Textual/Functional) Reading Explain qualities of different genre Understand differences in structure and purpose of various informational media Comprehension Identify examples of irony and incongruity in a text Identify details and sequence in informational and functional materials Analyze character traits, motivation Locate information from encyclopedia, Identify recurring themes, especially bibliography, card catalogue, across cultures Reader’s atlas, index, and table of contents Guide, Trace development of point of view, and explain effect on theme Show how ideas in a text would change under different circumstances Identify passages that set tone or mood with metaphor, dialect, symbolism Identify and trace the development of an argument in persuasive writing Draw conclusions; make predictions and author’s hypotheses from implicit information Vocabulary Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes in prose and poetry Use knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes to figure out the meaning of a new content words Identify synonyms and words with multiple meanings Writing Organization and Focus Strategies Use a specific structure to achieve balance with effective transitions Complete use of supporting detail Use note taking, outlines and summarizing to develop structure Research and Technology Identify questions leading to research, and use sanctioned format for bibliography Evaluation and Revision Identify topic sentences and supporting sentences as well as extraneous material Distinguish between clearly written sentences and sentences that contain errors. Genre Biography: mimic various styles of plot and Research Reports including evidence and characterization documentation Responses to Literature: focus on interpretation Persuasive Compositions with clarity and from close reading support Business Letters: letter of introduction Conventions Sentence Structure and Grammar Edit for awkward construction, fragments, run-ons, misplaced modifiers, and redundancy Identify correct subject-verb agreement (advanced), past perfect tense, pronoun antecedents, pronoun case, adjective/adverb usage Identify all parts of speech and types and structure of sentences Punctuation and Capitalization Use of apostrophe with possessives, colon with list, comma with appositive, comma in introduction, quotation marks, and semicolon. Spelling Identify misspellings in the context of sentences: Homophones No mistakes Listening/Speaking Deliver narrative presentations Deliver research presentation Analyze techniques of electronic media in persuasion Deliver persuasive presentation
ACCESS “Power Standards” Language Arts-Grade 7 ESLR-Attain basic literacy skills by communicating effectively in reading, writing and speaking Strand Narrative Texts (Literature/Recreational) Expository Texts (Informational/Textual/Functional) Reading Comprehension Explain qualities of different genre Identify examples of irony and incongruity in a text Analyze character traits, motivation Identify recurring themes, especially across cultures Trace development of point of view, and explain effect on theme Identify passages that set tone or mood with metaphor, dialect, symbolism Draw conclusions; make predictions and hypotheses from implicit information Understand differences in structure and purpose of various informational media Identify details and sequence in informational and functional materials Locate information from encyclopedia, bibliography, card catalogue, Reader’s Guide, atlas, index, and table of contents Show how ideas in a text would change under different circumstances Identify and trace the development of an author’s argument in persuasive writing Vocabulary Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes in prose and poetry Use knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes to figure out the meaning of a new content words Identify synonyms and words with multiple meanings Writing Strategies Organization and Focus Use a specific structure to achieve balance with effective transitions Complete use of supporting detail Use note taking, outlines and summarizing to develop structure Research and Technology Identify questions leading to research, and use sanctioned format for bibliography Evaluation and Revision Identify topic sentences and supporting sentences as well as extraneous material Distinguish between clearly written sentences and sentences that contain errors. Genre Biography: mimic various styles of plot and characterization Responses to Literature: focus on interpretation from close reading Research Reports including evidence and documentation Persuasive Compositions with clarity and support Business Letters: letter of introduction Conventions Sentence Structure and Grammar Edit for awkward construction, fragments, run-ons, misplaced modifiers, and redundancy Identify correct subject-verb agreement (advanced), past perfect tense, pronoun antecedents, pronoun case, adjective/adverb usage Identify all parts of speech and types and structure of sentences Punctuation and Capitalization Use of apostrophe with possessives, colon with list, comma with appositive, comma in introduction, quotation marks, and semicolon. Spelling Identify misspellings in the context of sentences: Homophones No mistakes Listening/Speaking Deliver narrative presentations Deliver research presentation Analyze techniques of electronic media in persuasion Deliver persuasive presentation