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MD.L.Standards for Language (L)

Standards for Language (L)

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

L4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

7.L4-a. 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 – Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or

7.L4-a.1. Apply an understanding of the various types of context clues to determine word or phrase meaning.

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7.L4-a.2. Apply an understanding of inference and drawing conclusions to determine word or phrase meaning.

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7.L4-b. 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 – Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning

7.L4-b.1. Apply an understanding of basic word parts as clues to word meaning.

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7.L4-b.2. Apply an understanding of root word families to determine the meaning of a word.

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7.L4-d. 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 – Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by check

7.L4-d.1. Apply an understanding of the skills in L4 a-c to verify word meaning.

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L5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

7.L5-b. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings – Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.

7.L5-b.1. Apply an understanding of connections between words including synonym/antonym and analogy to a critical reading of a text.

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7.L5-b.2. Analyze professional, peer, and their own writing to determine how word relationships contribute to meaning.

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7.L5-c. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings – Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condesce

7.L5-c.1. Apply an understanding of connotation to judge word choice.

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7.L5-c.2. Use precise words to capture the action and convey experiences and events (See CCSS W.7.3d).

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7.L5-c.3. Analyze professional, peer, and their own writing to determine how word choice contributes to meaning.

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L6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabul

7.L6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; garner vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

7.L6.1. Apply skills identified in CCSS L.7.4a, L.7.4b, L.7.4c, L.7.4d and L.7.5a, L.7.5b, L.7.5c to increase vocabulary and differentiate between word choices to improve writing and speaking.

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Conventions of Standard English

L1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

7.L1-a. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

7.L1-a.1. Apply an understanding of the formation and the function of phrases and clauses i.e., verb, prepositional, and appositive phrases; independent versus dependent (noun, adjective, and adverb) clauses.

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7.L1-a.2. Describe the use of a phrase or clause in a specific sentence.

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7.L1-a.3. Analyze professional, peer, and their own writing for their use of phrases and clauses.

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7.L1-b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

7.L1-b.2. Apply an understanding of how sentence types create relationships between and among ideas.

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7.L1-b.5. Analyze the use of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in professional, peer, and their own writing.

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7.L1-c. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.

7.L1-c.1. Apply an understanding of the relationship between the placement of phrases and clauses and clarity of meaning.

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7.L1-c.3. Analyze the effect of placement of phrases and clauses on meaning in professional, peer, and their own writing.

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7.L1-c.4. Strengthen writing by editing to correct misplaced and dangling modifiers (See CCSS W.7.5).

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L2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

7.L2-b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Spell correctly.

7.L2-b.2. Use print, digital, and internalized knowledge resources to support correct spelling.

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Knowledge of Language

L3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

7.L3-a. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening – Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

7.L3-a.2. Apply an understanding of denotation and connotation and their effect upon meaning in speech or writing.

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MD.RI.Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)

Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

RI7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

7.RI7. Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).

7.RI7.2. Draw conclusions about the positive and negative aspects of a text, audio, or visual version of the same text.

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7.RI7.3. Determine how sound and sight affect the perception of words.

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7.RI7.4. Support ideas with relevant evidence (See CCSS W.7.1b).

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RI8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

7.RI8. 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.

7.RI8.2. Assess the value of the argument based upon supported claims.

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7.RI8.3. Assess the credibility and accuracy of evidence (See CCSS W.7.8).

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7.RI8.4. Use knowledge of words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationship between claims and support (See CCSS W.7.1c).

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7.RI8.5. Delineate an argument and specific claims, evaluating credibility of the reasoning and the relevance and adequacy of the evidence (See CCSS SL.7.3).

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7.RI8.6. (See MD SLM.6-8.4.0)

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RI9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

7.RI9. Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.

7.RI9.1. Compare and contrast important information about the same topic presented by one author versus others (See MD SLM.6-8.4.0, 6.0).

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7.RI9.2. Explain how the focus on different information alters a reader’s understanding of a topic.

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7.RI9.3. Explain how conclusions drawn about information alters a reader’s understanding of a topic.

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7.RI9.5. Use evidence from informational texts to support analysis (See CCSS W.7.9).

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7.RI9.6. Present findings using pertinent evidence (See CCSS SL.7.4).

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Key Ideas and Details

RI1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

7.RI1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

7.RI1.1. Select and apply appropriate before reading strategies to a text e.g., previewing the text, setting a purpose for reading, making predictions about the text, and drawing connections between prior knowledge or experience and the text.

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7.RI1.2. Select and apply during reading strategies to monitor comprehension e.g., rereading, paraphrasing, summarizing, connecting related ideas within a text, verifying or modifying predictions, visualizing, and connecting text ideas with prior knowledge or expe

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7.RI1.3. Demonstrate comprehension of a text with after reading strategies by: explaining the central ideas; identifying what is directly stated in the text; drawing inferences; drawing conclusions; verifying or adjusting predictions; making new predictions; parap

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7.RI1.4. Determine and state multiple pieces of evidence that confirm the meaning of an informational text.

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7.RI1.5. Identify multiple pieces of evidence to suggest logically what might be true about an author’s purpose, opinion, important ideas, etc.

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7.RI1.6. Use relationships between words for understanding (See CCSS L.7.5b).

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7.RI1.7. Distinguish between connotations and denotations of words for understanding (See CCSS L.7.5c).

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7.RI1.9. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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RI2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

7.RI2. 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.

7.RI2.1. Track and examine significant pieces of information developed throughout a text.

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7.RI2.2. Present findings/information in a focused, coherent manner (See CCSS SL.7.4).

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7.RI2.3. Synthesize significant information developed through the text to formulate two or more central ideas.

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7.RI2.4. Paraphrase to state or compose an unbiased summary that includes central ideas and significant supporting information for those ideas from across the text.

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7.RI2.6. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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RI3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text.

7.RI3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

7.RI3.1. Determine the purpose of an individual, event, or idea within an informational text.

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7.RI3.2. Determine the relationships between or among individuals, events or ideas within a text.

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7.RI3.3. Draw conclusions about the relationships among individuals, events, or ideas within a text.

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7.RI3.4. Examine the effect created by the relationships between or among individuals, events or ideas within a text.

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7.RI3.5. Apply knowledge of organizational patterns by identification of strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast and cause/effect (See CCSS W.7.2a).

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7.RI3.6. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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7.RI3.8. See also MD SLM.6-8.4.0, as needed.

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Craft and Structure

RI4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

7.RI4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choice on meaning and tone.

7.RI4.2. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (See CCSS L.7.4a).

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7.RI4.3. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). (CCSS L.7.4b)

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7.RI4.5. Determine the suggested meaning of connotations of words that address the same technical meaning (See CCSS L.7.5c).

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7.RI4.7. Gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension (See CCSS L.7.6).

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RI5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

7.RI5. 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.

7.RI5.1. Determine the general organizational pattern of a grade-appropriate informational text, e.g., transition words and phrases indicating chronological order, cause/effect, problem solution, etc.

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7.RI5.2. Identify the author’s purpose for a grade-appropriate informational text (See CCSS RI.7.6).

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7.RI5.3. Identify the most important sections of the text.

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7.RI5.4. Examine how the identified important sections of the text add to the growth of ideas in the text.

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7.RI5.5. Use evidence from informational texts to support analysis of text structure (See CCSS W.7.9).

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RI6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

7.RI6. 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.

7.RI6.1. Identify the author’s purpose (format, text features, key ideas) and point of view (word choice, punctuation, emphasis on ideas).

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7.RI6.3. Examine the organization of the text to determine how the author’s position is compared or contrasted to other positions.

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7.RI6.4. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships between claims and reasons (See CCSS W.7.1c).

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MD.RL.Standards for Reading Literature (RL)

Standards for Reading Literature (RL)

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

RL7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

7.RL7. Compare and contrast a written drama, story, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).

7.RL7.1. Demonstrate the behaviors of a strategic reader, viewer, or listener to a given literary text.

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7.RL7.10. Use appropriate academic or domain-specific words when discussing or writing about literature (See CCSS L.7.6).

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7.RL7.3. Demonstrate knowledge of techniques available to produce an audio, filmed, or staged version of a literary text.

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7.RL7.6. Support ideas with relevant evidence (See CCSS W.7.1b).

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7.RL7.7. Use evidence from literary texts to support reflection (See CCSS W.7.9).

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7.RL7.9. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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RL9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

7.RL9. Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

7.RL9.1. Demonstrate the behaviors of a strategic reader to a given literary text.

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7.RL9.2. Distinguish between historical fiction and an historical account.

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7.RL9.3. Compare specific texts addressing the same time period in historical fiction and an historical account.

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7.RL9.4. Explain the author’s purpose in changing historical fact in a fictional text.

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7.RL9.5. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (CCSS RL.7.1)

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7.RL9.6. Use evidence from literary and informational texts to support analysis and reflection (See CCSS W.7.9).

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7.RL9.7. Present findings using pertinent details and facts (See CCSS SL.7.4).

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7.RL9.8. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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7.RL9.9. Use appropriate academic or domain-specific words when discussing or writing about literature (See CCSS L.7.6).

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Key Ideas and Details

RL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

7.RL1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

7.RL1.1. Select and apply appropriate before reading strategies interacting with a text e.g., previewing the text, setting a purpose for reading, making predictions about the text, and drawing connections between prior knowledge or experience and the text.

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7.RL1.10. Use appropriate academic or domain-specific words when discussing or writing about literature (See CCSS L.7.6).

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7.RL1.2. Select and apply during reading strategies to monitor comprehension e.g., rereading, paraphrasing, summarizing, connecting related ideas within a text, verifying or modifying predictions, visualizing, and connecting text ideas with prior knowledge or expe

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7.RL1.3. Demonstrate comprehension of a text with after reading strategies by: explaining the main ideas; identifying what is directly stated in the text; drawing inferences; drawing conclusions; verifying or adjusting predictions; making new predictions; paraphra

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7.RL1.4. Determine and state multiple pieces of evidence that confirms the important ideas and messages of a literary text.

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7.RL1.5. Identify multiple pieces of evidence to suggest logically what might be true about characters, setting, plot, etc.

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7.RL1.6. Use relationships between words for understanding e.g., antonyms, synonyms, related words with similar word parts (See CCSS L.7.5b).

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7.RL1.7. Distinguish between connotations and denotations of words for understanding (See CCSS L.7.5c).

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7.RL1.9. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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RL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

7.RL2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

7.RL2.1. Track and examine significant details of character and plot development, repeated words, ideas, and/or symbols through a text.

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7.RL2.2. Present details and examples in a focused, coherent manner (See CCSS SL.7.4).

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7.RL2.3. Use significant details of character and plot development, repeated words, ideas, and/or symbols to formulate a theme.

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7.RL2.4. Paraphrase in order to state or compose an unbiased summary that includes events from the beginning, middle, and end of a text.

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7.RL2.5. Use a variety of transition words to convey sequence (See CCSS W.7.3c).

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7.RL2.6. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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7.RL2.7. Use appropriate academic or domain-specific words when discussing or writing about literature (See CCSS L.7.6).

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RL3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text.

7.RL3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

7.RL3.1. Examine and discuss the basic elements of plot structure and characterization.

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7.RL3.2. Examine and discuss the basic elements of drama structure.

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7.RL3.3. Make connections between or among elements of plot or drama structure and characters to determine their effect upon each other.

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7.RL3.4. Use precise words and descriptive details to convey events (See CCSS W.7.3d).

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7.RL3.5. Use evidence from a literary text to support analysis (See CCSS W.7.9).

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7.RL3.6. Present claims emphasizing the most important points supported by pertinent descriptions and details (See CCSS SL.7.4).

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7.RL3.7. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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7.RL3.8. Use appropriate academic or domain-specific words correctly when writing about or discussing literature (See CCSS L.7.6).

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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

RL10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

7.RL10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

7.RL10.1. Adjust strategies as necessary for reading a self-selected and assigned range of grade-appropriate literary texts representing diverse cultures, perspectives, ethnicities, and time periods while self-monitoring for comprehension.

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7.RL10.2. Comprehend literary texts of steadily increasing complexity with scaffolding, as necessary.

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7.RL10.4. (See MD SLM 6-8 6.0)

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Craft and Structure

RL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

7.RL4. 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

7.RL4.2. Examine the author’s purpose in using sound elements of words.

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7.RL4.3. Use evidence from a literary text to determine tone.

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7.RL4.4. Use context as a clue to the meaning of words and phrases (See CCSS L.7.4a).

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7.RL4.5. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). (CCSS L.7.4b)

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7.RL4.6. Verify an inferred meaning of a word or phrase in a dictionary (See CCSS L.7.4d).

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7.RL4.7. Demonstrate an understanding of figurative language and connotation (See CCSS L.7.5a, L.7.5c).

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RL5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

7.RL5. Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

7.RL5.1. Demonstrate an understanding of and distinguish between dramatic structures and poetic forms.

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7.RL5.2. Examine how parts of dramatic structure or poetic forms connect to other parts of the text to clarify meaning.

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7.RL5.4. Use evidence from literary texts to support analysis of a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (See CCSS W.7.9).

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7.RL5.5. Examine how parts of dramatic structure or poetic forms help clarify or fulfill the author’s purpose.

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RL6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

7.RL6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

7.RL6.1. Apply knowledge of point of view and characterization to determine multiple narrators.

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7.RL6.2. Explain how multiple narrators/speakers are alike and different.

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7.RL6.3. Examine the conflicting views of multiple narrators/speakers to develop a broad view of the action, characters, or ideas in a literary text.

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7.RL6.4. Analyze inferences drawn from a literary text (See CCSS RL 7.1).

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7.RL6.5. Use dialogue to develop characters (See CCSS W.7.1b).

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7.RL6.6. Use vocabulary knowledge when considering words and phrases important to comprehension (See CCSS L.7.6).

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MD.SL.Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)

Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)

Comprehension and Collaboration

SL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

7.SL1-a. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Come to discussions prepared, having read o

7.SL1-a.1. Demonstrate the behaviors of an effective student by completing and reflecting on assigned reading.

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7.SL1-a.6. Access prior knowledge to extend the topic under discussion.

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7.SL1-b. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Follow rules for collegial discussions, tra

7.SL1-b.1. Apply self-monitoring strategies to establish and adjust appropriate tone, body language, and vocabulary.

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7.SL1-b.2. Come to consensus on a framework for a collegial discussion.

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7.SL1-b.3. Come to consensus on and monitor specific benchmarks to evaluate progress toward meeting discussion goals and deadlines.

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7.SL1-c. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Pose questions that elicit elaboration and

7.SL1-c.4. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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7.SL1-d. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly – Acknowledge new information expressed by ot

7.SL1-d.2. Adjust their opinions as necessary based on credible evidence.

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SL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

7.SL2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.

7.SL2.2. Summarize, compare, draw conclusions about, and synthesize significant ideas found in print and non-print texts, including digital media.

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SL3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

7.SL3. Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

7.SL3.7. Identify and explain errors in reasoning.

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Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

SL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

7.SL4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

7.SL4.1. Adopt the behaviors of effective speakers as appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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7.SL4.3. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.7.1)

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SL6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

7.SL6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 7 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 52 for specific expectations.)

7.SL6.1. Demonstrate control of spoken language by adjusting speech to varying contexts and tasks.

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7.SL6.2. See CCSS L.7.1, L.7.2, and L.7.3 for specific grade-level expectations.

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MD.W.Standards for Writing (W)

Standards for Writing (W)

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

W8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

7.W8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; using search terms effectively; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard forma

7.W8.4. Evaluate and analyze the quality, accuracy, and sufficiency of notes (See MD SLM.6-8.4A1.a, 4A1.b, 4A1.c, 4A1.d, 4A1.e).

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W9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

7.W9-a. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research – Apply grade 7 reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of

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7.W9-b. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research – Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasonin

7.W9-b.1. Write in response to grade-level print, nonprint, and digital literary or informational text(s).

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Text Types and Purposes

W1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

7.W1-a. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence – Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

7.W1-a.1. Adapt the prewriting stage of the writing process to an argument, including developing alternate claims (See CCSS W.7.5): Gather information to support claims (See MD SLM 6-8 2A1, as needed).

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7.W1-a.2. Compose a draft of an introduction that presents a claim or claims and addresses any alternate claim or claims (See CCSS W.7.4 & .6).

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7.W1-b. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence – Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

7.W1-b.1. Show knowledge of a topic or text by selecting appropriate evidence to support a claim or claims (See CCSS W.7.7).

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7.W1-b.3. Compose a draft of the body with attention to: effective organization of support for a claim or claims; subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement (See CCSS L.7.2e); formation of complete sentences (See CCSS L.7.1f); selection of simple, compound, comp

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7.W1-d. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence – Establish and maintain a formal style.

7.W1-d.1. Identify and apply those elements that distinguish formal from informal style.

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7.W1-e. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence – Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

7.W1-e.2. Apply the revision and editing stages of the writing process to the writing piece focusing on the audience and purpose (See CCSS W.7.5) – Revise for: varying sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style (See CCSS L.6.3a); Edit for: c

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W2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

7.W2-a. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, an

7.W2-a.1. Adapt planning and prewriting to address the demands of an informative text, including: refining the focus of a topic; gathering information on a specific topic (See MD SLM 6-8 2A1, as needed); examining information to determine the ideas and concepts; ef

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7.W2-a.2. Compose a draft of an introduction that presents a thesis clearly and establishes the important concepts and ideas (See CCSS W.6.4, W.6.6).

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7.W2-b. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Develop the topic with relevant facts, definition, concrete details, quotations, or o

7.W2-b.1. Gather information about a topic and compare and contrast that information from a variety of reliable print and digital sources (See CCSS RI.7.7 & W.7.8).

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7.W2-b.2. Determine the most appropriate information gathered from a variety of reliable sources (See MD SLM.6-8.2A1).

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7.W2-b.3. Compose a draft of the body with attention to: effective organization of information (See CCSS W.7.5); recognition of inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person (See CCSS L.6.1c); subject-verb and pronoun antecedent agreement (See CCSS L.3.1f); for

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7.W2-c. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among id

7.W2-c.1. Use transitions purposefully to promote unity and comprehension.

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7.W2-c.2. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. (CCSS L.7.5b)

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7.W2-d. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the to

7.W2-d.1. 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. (CCSS L.7.6)

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7.W2-e. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Establish and maintain a formal style.

7.W2-e.1. Distinguish those elements that create formal from informal style.

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7.W2-f. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and covey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content – Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explan

7.W2-f.1. Compose a draft of a conclusion that: integrates key components of the explanation; provides reinforcement for the explanation of a topic (See CCSS W.7.4).

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7.W2-f.2. Apply the revision and editing stages of the writing process to the writing piece focusing on the audience and purpose (See CCSS W.7.5) – Revise for: choosing words and phrases for effect and to convey ideas precisely (See CCSS L.7.3a); Edit for: correcti

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W3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

7.W3-a. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences – Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a na

7.W3-a.2. Compose a draft of an introduction that: reveals the character or characters and the conflict; establishes the beginning of a plausible plot development (See CCSS W.7.4, W.7.6).

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7.W3-b. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences – Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description to develop experiences, e

7.W3-b.3. Compose with attention to: subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement (See CCSS L.3.1f); choosing words and phrases for effect and to convey ideas precisely (See CCSS L.3.3a); formation of complete sentences (See CCSS L.4.1f); varying sentence patterns

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7.W3-c. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences – Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts

7.W3-c.1. Use transition words purposefully to promote comprehension.

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7.W3-d. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences – Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture

7.W3-d.1. 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. (CCSS L.7.6)

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7.W3-e. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences – Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

7.W3-e.1. Compose a draft of a conclusion that considers the events in the narrative, draws the events together, and clarifies them.

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Range of Writing

W10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

7.W10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

7.W10.1. Adjust the writing process as necessary for different grade-appropriate writing tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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Production and Distribution of Writing

W4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

7.W4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

7.W4.1. See W1, W2, W3, and W7 of CCSC Framework for specific application.

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W6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

7.W6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.

7.W6.1. See W1, W2, W3, and W7 of CCSS Framework for specific application.

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7.W6.2. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points. (CCSS SL.7.5)

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7.W6.8. Use technology to locate, evaluate, and organize information (See MD TL 7 5A1, 5B1).

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Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards

MD.L.Standards for Language (L)

MD.RI.Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)

MD.RL.Standards for Reading Literature (RL)

MD.SL.Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)

MD.W.Standards for Writing (W)

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