Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: Compare and contrast a story, drama, 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Standard: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

Standard: 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes.

Standard: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes.

Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes.

Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Standard: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 7 on page 53.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Standard: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Conventions of Standard English.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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 53 for specific expectations.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Standard: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Knowledge of Language.

Standard: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Conventions of Standard English.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Range of Writing.

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 discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Craft and Structure.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Standard: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Conventions of Standard English.

Indicator: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1���3 up to and including grade 7 on page 53.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: Delineate a speaker�۪s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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 53 for specific expectations.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: Analyze how a drama�۪s or poem�۪s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Compare and contrast a story, drama, 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading Literature

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Knowledge of Language.

Indicator: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Conventions of Standard English.

Indicator: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Range of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others�۪ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Compare and contrast a story, drama, 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Literature

Standard: Craft and Structure.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Comprehension and Collaboration.

Indicator: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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 53 for specific expectations.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Range of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening

Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes.

Indicator: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Indicator: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 7 on page 53.)

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge.

Indicator: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Craft and Structure.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

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

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Key Ideas and Details.

Indicator: 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).

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Conventions of Standard English.

Indicator: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Conventions of Standard English.

Indicator: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Knowledge of Language.

Indicator: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Learning Domain: Reading for Informational Text

Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Indicator: 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.

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Learning Domain: Language

Standard: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

Indicator: 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.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)