Skills:
Using textual evidence to make inferences
Moral vs. Theme
Folktale vs. Fable vs Myth
Prefixes (32 will be assessed)
Personification
Using textual evidence to make predictions
Paraphrasing
Determining vocabulary in context
Symbolism
Syntax (and transitions)
Ways to build tension
When to use summary in a narrative
Standards Assessed:
R.7.1. (Priority Standard) Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
R7.2. Explain how two or more central ideas develop throughout the text
R.7.3. (Priority Standard) Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
R.7.4. (Priority Standard) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
R.7.6. Explain how the author develops a character’s point of view
R.7.1. (Priority Standard) Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
R.7.2. (Priority Standard) Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
R.7.3.Explain how people, ideas, and situations interact in a text
R.7.4. (Priority Standard) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
R.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
R.7.6. Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
R.7.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
W.7.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
L.7.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.7.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L.7.4. (Priority Standard) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words & phrases by using Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to word meaning
- Use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
L.7.5. Interpret figurative language (personification/mood/tone)
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.