Partially apply reasoning and some Apply reasoning and a range of textual Effectively apply reasoning and a range • • • textual evidence to justify inferences or evidence to justify inferences or of textual evidence to justify inferences interpret author's presentation of interpret author's presentation of or interpret author's presentation of information; partially delineate and information. information evaluate the argument assessing Analyze a case in which two or more Delineate and evaluate the argument • • whether the reasoning is sound. texts provide conflicting information on assessing whether the reasoning is Partially analyze a case in which two or the same topic and identify where the sound. • more texts provide conflicting texts disagree on matters of fact or Effectively analyze a case in which two • information on the same topic and interpretation regarding the authors' or more texts provide conflicting identify where the texts disagree on points of view. information on the same topic and matters of fact or interpretation Relate knowledge of text structures and identify where the texts disagree on • regarding the authors' points of view. genre-specific features or formats of matters of fact or interpretation Partially relate knowledge of text texts to compare/analyze the impact of regarding the authors' points of view. • structures and genre-specific features or those choices on meaning or Relate knowledge of text structures and • formats of texts to compare/analyze the presentation. genre-specific features or formats of impact of those choices on meaning or Determine or interpret the texts of high complexity to • presentation. impact/intent of literary devices or compare/analyze the impact of those Partially determine or interpret the connotative meaning of words and choices on meaning or presentation. • impact/intent of literary devices or phrases used in context and the impact Evaluate or interpret the impact/intent • connotative meaning of words and of those word choices on reader of literary devices or connotative phrases used in context and the impact interpretation of texts of meaning of words and phrases used in of those word choices on reader complexity. context and the impact of those word interpretation of texts of choices on reader interpretation of texts moderate complexity. of high complexity. Grade 7 Writing (Target(s) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) Threshold Level 2 Threshold Level 3 Threshold Level 4 Apply some narrative strategies, textual Apply some narrative strategies when Demonstrate effective use of multiple, • • • structures, and transitional strategies for writing or revising one or more narrative techniques, coherence. paragraphs.
• Partially apply reasoning and some textual evidence to justify inferences or interpret author's presentation of information; partially delineate and evaluate the argument assessing whether the reasoning is sound. • Partially analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation regarding the authors' points of view. • Partially relate knowledge of text structures and genre-specific features or formats of texts to compare/analyze the impact of those choices on meaning or presentation. • Partially determine or interpret the impact/intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of words and phrases used in context and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of complexity. • Apply reasoning and a range of textual evidence to justify inferences or interpret author's presentation of information. • Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation regarding the authors' points of view. • Relate knowledge of text structures and genre-specific features or formats of texts to compare/analyze the impact of those choices on meaning or presentation. • Determine or interpret the impact/intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of words and phrases used in context and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of moderate complexity. • Effectively apply reasoning and a range of textual evidence to justify inferences or interpret author's presentation of information • Delineate and evaluate the argument assessing whether the reasoning is sound. • Effectively analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation regarding the authors' points of view. • Relate knowledge of text structures and genre-specific features or formats of texts of high complexity to compare/analyze the impact of those choices on meaning or presentation. • Evaluate or interpret the impact/intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of words and phrases used in context and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of high complexity. Grade 7 Writing (Target(s) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) Threshold Level 2 Threshold Level 3 Threshold Level 4 • Apply some narrative strategies, textual structures, and transitional strategies for coherence. • Apply some narrative strategies when writing or revising one or more paragraphs. • Demonstrate effective use of multiple, narrative techniques,
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