English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 7
Strand - Writing
Cluster - Research to Build and Present Knowledge
[W.7.9] - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support written analysis, interpretation, reflection, and research, applying one or more grade 7 standards for Reading Literature or Reading Informational Text as needed.
- Analysis (Analyze)
In general, a careful examination of the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another; in language arts, a study of how words, sentences, paragraphs, stanzas, or sections of a text affect its meaning. - Evidence
Empirical data or other sources of support (e.g., mathematical proofs) for a claim; may be selected, presented, and evaluated differently by different audiences and in different subject areas according to the norms of disciplinary literacy. See Text Types and Purposes for Argument. - Grade 7 Annotated Response to a Text-Based Question
- Grade 7 Annotated Short Research Project
- Grade 7 Unmarked Response to a Text-Based Question
- Grade 7 Unmarked Short Research Project
- Informational text
In this document, nonfiction in narrative or non-narrative form. - Interpret
Assign a certain meaning to a text or communication; for example, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been interpreted as being a racist novel by some critics and antiracist by others. - Literary text
Work of fiction in narrative, dramatic, or poetic form; also literary nonfiction. - Reflection
Serious thought such as contemplation or deliberation. - Research
Systematic inquiry into a subject or problem in order to discover, verify, or revise relevant facts or principles.
[7.ESS.2.2] -
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Clarification Statements: Examples of processes occurring over large, global spatial scales include plate motion, formation of mountains and ocean basins, and ice ages. Examples of changes occurring over small, local spatial scales include earthquakes and seasonal weathering and erosion.
[7.LS.2.5] -
Evaluate competing design solutions for protecting an ecosystem. Discuss benefits and limitations of each design.*
Clarification Statements: Examples of design solutions could include water, land, and species protection and the prevention of soil erosion. Examples of design solution constraints could include scientific, economic, and social considerations.
[7.LS.2.6] -
Explain how changes to the biodiversity of an ecosystem—the variety of species found in the ecosystem—may limit the availability of resources humans use. Clarification Statement: Examples of resources can include food, energy, medicine, and clean water.
[7.PS.3.7] -
Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.
Clarification Statement: Types of kinetic energy include motion, sound, thermal, and light; types of potential energy include gravitational, elastic, and chemical.