Common Core Writing Standards Grade 7

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L.7 Language

Conventions of Standard English
- L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  - Create varied sentences based on models ( 7-M.2 )
  - Use parallel structure ( 7-N.1 )
  - Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? ( 7-Y.5 )
  - Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? ( 7-Y.6 )
  - Combine sentences using relative clauses ( 7-Z.5 )
  - Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent ( 7-BB.2 )
  - Identify vague pronoun references ( 7-BB.3 )
  - Identify all of the possible antecedents ( 7-BB.4 )
  - Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person ( 7-BB.5 )
  - Use reflexive pronouns ( 7-CC.5 )
  - Use relative pronouns: who and whom ( 7-CC.7 )
  - Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that ( 7-CC.8 )
  - Correct errors with subject-verb agreement ( 7-EE.1 )
  - Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement ( 7-EE.2 )
  - Use the correct verb – with compound subjects ( 7-EE.3 )
  - Irregular past tense: review ( 7-FF.1 )
  - Simple past, present, and future tense: review ( 7-FF.2 )
  - Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense ( 7-FF.3 )
  - Form the progressive verb tenses ( 7-FF.4 )
  - Form the perfect verb tenses ( 7-FF.5 )
  - Order adjectives ( 7-GG.2 )
  - Choose between adjectives and adverbs ( 7-GG.4 )
  - Is the word an adjective or adverb? ( 7-GG.5 )
  - Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives ( 7-GG.6 )
  - Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst ( 7-GG.7 )
  - Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs ( 7-GG.8 )
  - Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst ( 7-GG.9 )
  - Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions ( 7-JJ.1 )
  - Misplaced modifiers with pictures ( 7-KK.1 )
  - Select the misplaced or dangling modifier ( 7-KK.2 )
  - Are the modifiers used correctly? ( 7-KK.3 )
  - L.7.1.a Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
    - Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? ( 7-Y.7 )
    - Is it a phrase or a clause? ( 7-Z.1 )
    - Identify appositives and appositive phrases ( 7-Z.2 )
    - Identify dependent and independent clauses ( 7-Z.3 )
    - Identify gerunds and their functions ( 7-FF.6 )
    - Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases ( 7-FF.7 )
    - Identify prepositional phrases ( 7-HH.1 )
  - L.7.1.b Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
    - Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? ( 7-Z.4 )
  - L.7.1.c Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
    - Combine sentences using relative clauses ( 7-Z.5 )
    - Misplaced modifiers with pictures ( 7-KK.1 )
    - Select the misplaced or dangling modifier ( 7-KK.2 )
    - Are the modifiers used correctly? ( 7-KK.3 )
- L.7.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  - Correct errors with signs ( 7-N.5 )
  - Correct errors in everyday use ( 7-N.6 )
  - What does the punctuation suggest? ( 7-LL.1 )
  - Commas with nonrestrictive elements ( 7-LL.2 )
  - Commas with series, dates, and places ( 7-MM.1 )
  - Commas with compound and complex sentences ( 7-MM.2 )
  - Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters ( 7-MM.3 )
  - Commas: review ( 7-MM.5 )
  - Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses ( 7-NN.1 )
  - Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists ( 7-NN.2 )
  - Use dashes ( 7-OO.1 )
  - Use hyphens in compound adjectives ( 7-OO.2 )
  - Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately ( 7-OO.3 )
  - Correct capitalization errors ( 7-PP.1 )
  - Capitalizing titles ( 7-PP.2 )
  - Formatting titles ( 7-QQ.1 )
  - Formatting and capitalizing titles: review ( 7-QQ.2 )
  - Formatting street addresses ( 7-QQ.3 )
  - Formatting quotations and dialogue ( 7-QQ.4 )
  - L.7.2.a Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
    - Commas with coordinate adjectives ( 7-MM.4 )
  - L.7.2.b Spell correctly.
    - Use the correct frequently confused word ( 7-N.3 )
    - Correct errors with frequently confused words ( 7-N.4 )
    - Use the correct homophone ( 7-S.1 )
    - Form and use plurals: review ( 7-AA.1 )
    - Form the singular or plural possessive ( 7-AA.4 )
    - Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns ( 7-AA.5 )
    - Irregular past tense: review ( 7-FF.1 )
    - Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives ( 7-GG.6 )
    - Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs ( 7-GG.8 )
Knowledge of Language
- L.7.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
  - Which sentence is more formal? ( 7-C.2 )
  - Compare passages for tone ( 7-C.3 )
  - Choose the synonym ( 7-R.1 )
  - Choose the antonym ( 7-R.2 )
  - L.7.3.a Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
    - Remove redundant words or phrases ( 8-O.2 )
    - Describe the difference between related words ( 8-T.1 )
    - Positive and negative connotation ( 8-T.2 )
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
- L.7.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
  - L.7.4.a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    - Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source ( 7-E.3 )
    - Interpret figures of speech ( 7-E.5 )
    - Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages ( 7-G.2 )
    - Which definition matches the sentence? ( 7-S.2 )
    - Which sentence matches the definition? ( 7-S.3 )
    - Find words using context ( 7-V.1 )
    - Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context ( 7-V.2 )
    - Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context ( 7-V.3 )
    - Use context to identify the meaning of a word ( 7-V.4 )
    - Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures ( 7-W.1 )
  - L.7.4.b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
    - Words with pre- ( 7-P.1 )
    - Words with re- ( 7-P.2 )
    - Words with sub- ( 7-P.3 )
    - Words with mis- ( 7-P.4 )
    - Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- ( 7-P.5 )
    - Words with -ful ( 7-P.6 )
    - Words with -less ( 7-P.7 )
    - Words with -able and -ible ( 7-P.8 )
    - Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words ( 7-Q.1 )
    - Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots ( 7-Q.2 )
    - Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots ( 7-Q.3 )
    - Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots ( 7-Q.4 )
  - L.7.4.c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
    - Use guide words ( 7-X.2 )
    - Use dictionary entries ( 7-X.3 )
    - Use dictionary definitions ( 7-X.4 )
    - Use thesaurus entries ( 7-X.5 )
  - L.7.4.d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
- L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  - L.7.5.a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.
    - Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source ( 7-E.3 )
    - Interpret figures of speech ( 7-E.5 )
    - Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone ( 7-E.7 )
  - L.7.5.b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
    - Choose the synonym ( 7-R.1 )
    - Choose the antonym ( 7-R.2 )
    - Analogies ( 7-U.1 )
    - Analogies: challenge ( 7-U.2 )
    - Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context ( 7-V.2 )
    - Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context ( 7-V.3 )
  - L.7.5.c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
    - Describe the difference between related words ( 7-T.1 )
    - Positive and negative connotation ( 7-T.2 )
- L.7.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
  - Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages ( 7-G.2 )
  - Transitions with conjunctive adverbs ( 7-J.3 )
  - Words with pre- ( 7-P.1 )
  - Words with re- ( 7-P.2 )
  - Words with sub- ( 7-P.3 )
  - Words with mis- ( 7-P.4 )
  - Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- ( 7-P.5 )
  - Words with -ful ( 7-P.6 )
  - Words with -less ( 7-P.7 )
  - Words with -able and -ible ( 7-P.8 )
  - Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words ( 7-Q.1 )
  - Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots ( 7-Q.2 )
  - Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots ( 7-Q.3 )
  - Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots ( 7-Q.4 )
  - Positive and negative connotation ( 7-T.2 )
  - Find words using context ( 7-V.1 )
  - Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context ( 7-V.2 )
  - Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context ( 7-V.3 )
  - Use context to identify the meaning of a word ( 7-V.4 )
  - Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures ( 7-W.1 )

Common Core Writing Standards Grade 7

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Common Core Writing Standards Grade 7

L.7 Language

Conventions of Standard English

L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.7.1.a Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

L.7.1.b Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

L.7.1.c Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.

L.7.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.7.2.a Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).

L.7.2.b Spell correctly.

Knowledge of Language

L.7.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

L.7.3.a Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

L.7.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.7.4.a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

L.7.4.b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).

L.7.4.c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

L.7.4.d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

L.7.5.a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.

L.7.5.b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.

L.7.5.c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).

L.7.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Common Core Writing Standards Grade 7

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