connotative meaning of contextually used words and phrases and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of complexity. • Evaluate and interpret the impact and intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of contextually used and phrases and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of high complexity. Grade 7 Reading: Informational Texts (Target(s) 9,10,11,12,13,14) Threshold Level 2 Threshold Level 3 Threshold Level 4 • Identify textual evidence from sources across disciplines to support conclusions, inferences, connections, and steps to processes. • Partially summarize central topics/subtopics, key events, or procedures using some supporting ideas and details. • Partially determine connotative and denotative meanings of academic- and domain-specific words/phrases and words with multiple meanings, based on context-word relationships, word structure, and differentiating vocabulary meanings, in texts of low-to-moderate complexity. • Identify several pieces of relevant textual evidence from sources across disciplines to support conclusions, inferences, connections, and to processes. • Summarize central ideas, topics/subtopics, key events, or procedures using relevant supporting ideas and details. • Determine connotative and denotative meanings of academic- and words/phrases and words with multiple meanings, based on relationships, word structure, and differentiating vocabulary meanings, in texts of moderate complexity. • Identify several pieces of strong and varied textual evidence from sources across disciplines to support conclusions, inferences, connections, and steps to processes. • Summarize central topics/subtopics, key events, or procedures using strong supporting ideas and details with texts of high complexity. • Determine connotative and denotative meanings of academic- and words/phrases and words with multiple meanings, based on relationships, word structure, and differentiating vocabulary meanings, in texts of texts of high complexity. specific
• Partially apply reasoning and some textual evidence to justify inferences or interpret author's presentation of information; partially delineate and evaluate the argument assessing whether the reasoning is sound. • Partially analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation regarding the authors' points of view. • Partially relate knowledge of text structures and genre-specific features or formats of texts to compare/analyze the impact of those choices on meaning or presentation. • Partially determine or interpret the impact/intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of words and phrases used in context and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of complexity. • Apply reasoning and a range of textual evidence to justify inferences or interpret author's presentation of information. • Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation regarding the authors' points of view. • Relate knowledge of text structures and genre-specific features or formats of texts to compare/analyze the impact of those choices on meaning or presentation. • Determine or interpret the impact/intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of words and phrases used in context and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of moderate complexity. • Effectively apply reasoning and a range of textual evidence to justify inferences or interpret author's presentation of information • Delineate and evaluate the argument assessing whether the reasoning is sound. • Effectively analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation regarding the authors' points of view. • Relate knowledge of text structures and genre-specific features or formats of texts of high complexity to compare/analyze the impact of those choices on meaning or presentation. • Evaluate or interpret the impact/intent of literary devices or connotative meaning of words and phrases used in context and the impact of those word choices on reader interpretation of texts of high complexity. Grade 7 Writing (Target(s) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) Threshold Level 2 Threshold Level 3 Threshold Level 4 • Apply some narrative strategies, textual structures, and transitional strategies for coherence. • Apply some narrative strategies when writing or revising one or more paragraphs. • Demonstrate effective use of multiple, narrative techniques,
• Demonstrate some use of technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing. of Standard English grammar conventions and usage (e.g., capitalization, punctuation, and spelling). • Effectively use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing. Grade 7 Listening (Target(s) 4) Threshold Level 2 Threshold Level 3 Threshold 4 • Have limited engagement and interaction with media and source materials and minimally account for elements that contribute to points of view. • Engage and interact with media and source materials and account for elements that contribute to points of view. • Effectively engage and interact with media and source materials and account for elements that contribute to points of view. 7 Research (target(s) 1,2,3,4) Threshold Level 2 Threshold Level 3 Threshold Level 4 • Demonstrate minimal research and evaluation skills. • Draw broad conclusions from source materials. • Construct a partial claim with limited use of evidence. • Attempt to summarize main ideas, topics, key events, or procedures in informational texts but use limited supporting or relevant ideas or evidence. • Use research/inquiry methods to explore a topic. • Select from and adequately analyze sources from a variety of perspectives and present findings. • Adequately analyze authoritative sources of evidence with some diversity of formats to support a presentation. • Search for relevant authoritative information and evaluate the uses and limitations of source material. • Employ multimodal resources to advance a sustained exploration of a topic. • Synthesize multiple sources of relevant, authoritative information and discriminate them to support an analysis. • Search for relevant information from diverse authoritative sources. • Systematically evaluate sources’ uses and limitations. • Generate an authoritative claim.