ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

CRITICAL ELEMENTS -- GRADE 7

SEVENTH Grade: AERO E/LA for 7th grade includes four strands: Reading, Writing,
Listening and Speaking, and Language. Within those strands are grade-level
critical standards. These critical standards define what students should know,
understand, and be able to do by the end of sixth grade. These grade-level critical
standards are included in the unit development document.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STRANDS
Reading Writing Listening and Language
Speaking
Close reading of Argumentative Evidence-based Conventions of
complex text W. 1a discussions standard English
RL 1a W. 1b and usage
RI 1a W. 1c LS 1a L. 1a
W. 1d LS 1b L. 1b
Development of W. 1e LS 1c L. 1c
Theme LS 1d
RL 2a Informative/Explanatory LS 3a Conventions of
RI 2a W. 2a LS 4a standard
W. 2b capitalization,
Development of W. 2c punctuation, and
plot and W. 2d spelling
characters W. 2e L. 2a
RL. 3a W. 2f L. 2b
RI. 3a
Narrative Vocabulary
Text –based W. 3a acquisition and
vocabulary and W. 3b use
syntax W. 3c L. 4a
W. 3d L. 4b
RL. 4a W. 3e L. 4c
RI 4a L. 4d
Research-based
Volume of W. 7a L 5a
reading and text W. 8a L. 5b
complexity L. 5c
Range or Writing
RL.10a W. 10a L 6a
RI.10a