Pennsylvania 7th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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1.4 Writing

• Informative/Explanatory
  • CC.1.4.7.A Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information clearly.
• Informative/Explanatory Focus
  • CC.1.4.7.B Identify and introduce the topic clearly, including a preview of what is to follow.
• Informative/Explanatory Content
  • CC.1.4.7.C Develop and analyze the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples; include graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
• Informative/Explanatory Organization
  • CC.1.4.7.D Organize ideas, concepts, and information using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts; provide a concluding statement or section; include formatting when useful to aiding comprehension.
• Informative/Explanatory Style
  • CC.1.4.7.E Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.
    • CC.1.4.7.E.1 Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • CC.1.4.7.E.2 Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
    • CC.1.4.7.E.3 Develop and maintain a consistent voice.
    • CC.1.4.7.E.4 Establish and maintain a formal style.
• Informative/Explanatory Conventions of Language
  • CC.1.4.7.F Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• Opinion/Argumentative
  • CC.1.4.7.G Write arguments to support claims.
• Opinion/Argumentative Focus
  • CC.1.4.7.H Introduce and state an opinion on a topic.
• Opinion/Argumentative Content
  • CC.1.4.7.I Acknowledge alternate or opposing claims and support claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic.
• Opinion/Argumentative Organization
  • CC.1.4.7.J Organize the claim(s) with clear reasons and evidence clearly; clarify relationships among claim(s) and reasons by using words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion; provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
• Opinion/Argumentative Style
  • CC.1.4.7.K Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.
    • CC.1.4.7.K.1 Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • CC.1.4.7.K.2 Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
    • CC.1.4.7.K.3 Develop and maintain a consistent voice.
    • CC.1.4.7.K.4 Establish and maintain a formal style.
• Opinion/Argumentative Conventions of Language
  • CC.1.4.7.L Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• Narrative
  • CC.1.4.7.M Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.
• Narrative Focus
  • CC.1.4.7.N Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters.
• Narrative Content
  • CC.1.4.7.O Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters; use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
• Narrative Organization
  • CC.1.4.7.P Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically, using a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another; provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences and events.
• Narrative Style
  • CC.1.4.7.Q Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of writing.
    • CC.1.4.7.Q.1 Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
    • CC.1.4.7.Q.2 Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
    • CC.1.4.7.Q.3 Use precise language.
    • CC.1.4.7.Q.4 Develop and maintain a consistent voice.
• Narrative Conventions of Language
  • CC.1.4.7.R Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• Response to Literature
  • CC.1.4.7.S Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade-level reading standards for literature and literary nonfiction.
• Production and Distribution of Writing/Writing Process
  • CC.1.4.7.T 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.
• Technology and Publication
  • CC.1.4.7.U 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.
• Conducting Research
  • CC.1.4.7.V Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
• Credibility, Reliability, and Validity of Sources
  • CC.1.4.7.W 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.
• Range of Writing
  • CC.1.4.7.X 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.