Reading Literature Standards 7 CCSS.ELA.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Learning Target #1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly I am able to cite (ex. quotes and specific details) evidence that explicitly supports what the text says. This means I can document where I found the answer within the text (these are for green questions). Learning Target #2: Make inferences from the text. I am able to use the text with my own thinking (inference) to meaning of the text. This means I use words from the text along with my own words to show my understanding. CCSS.ELA RL.7.2 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. Learning Target #1: Determine a or central idea of a text. I am able to identify a theme or main idea. Learning Target #2: Analyze a theme’s development over the course of the text. I am able to recognize changing settings, plot twists, and notice how they influence and or shape the theme and guide me to a reasonable conclusion. Learning Target #3: Provide an objective summary of the text. I am able to create neutral summaries that reveal the theme through consideration of sequence, characters, setting, and plot. CCSS.ELA RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). Learning Target #1: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact
CCSS.ELA RI.7.9 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. Learning Target #1: 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. I am able to recognize that authors present information differently based on their point of view. I am able to compare and contrast how two authors communicate the same by how they choose to emphasize or focus on facts in the text. CCSS.ELA RI.7.10 By the end of the year read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Learning Target #1: Read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grade level. I am able to recognize when the text I am reading is too easy or difficult for me. I am able to choose reading strategies (ex. visualize, ask questions, make connections, and reread) that will help me comprehend texts. Writing Standards Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Learning Target #1: arguments to support claims with clear reasons and evidence. I am able to write an argument to support claims (statements) with clear reasons and evidence. Introduce claims, acknowledge and distinguish the claims from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Learning Target #1: Introduce claims, acknowledge and distinguish the claims from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.