Arizona 7th Grade ELA Standards in Language

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7.L Language Standards

• Conventions of Standard English
  • 7.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
    • 7.L.1.a Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
    • 7.L.1.b Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
    • 7.L.1.c Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
  • 7.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    • 7.L.2.a Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
    • 7.L.2.b Use correct spelling.
• Knowledge of Language
  • 7.L.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • 7.L.3.a Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
  • 7.L.4 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.
    • 7.L.4.a Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
    • 7.L.4.b Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    • 7.L.4.c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
    • 7.L.4.d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • 7.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
    • 7.L.5.a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, religious, and mythological allusions) in context.
    • 7.L.5.b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
    • 7.L.5.c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
  • 7.L.6 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.