Tennessee 7th Grade ELA Standards in Language

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7.L Language

• 7.L.CSE Conventions of Standard English
  • 7.L.CSE.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
    • 7.L.CSE.1.a When reading or listening, explain the function of phrases and clauses with effectively-placed modifiers.
    • 7.L.CSE.1.b When writing or speaking, produce simple, compound, and complex sentences with effectively-placed modifiers.
  • 7.L.CSE.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. When reading or writing, explain the function of commas to separate coordinate adjectives and use them correctly to do so.
• 7.L.KL Knowledge of Language
  • 7.L.KL.3 When writing and speaking, choose precise language to express ideas concisely.
• 7.L.VAU Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
  • 7.L.VAU.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on 7th grade-level text by choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
    • 7.L.VAU.4.a Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or a phrase.
    • 7.L.VAU.4.b Use common grade-appropriate morphological elements as clues to the meaning of a word or a phrase.
    • 7.L.VAU.4.c Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or phrase.
    • 7.L.VAU.4.d Use etymological patterns in spelling as clues to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • 7.L.VAU.5 When reading, listening, writing, and speaking, explain the function of figurative language, word relationships, and connotation/denotation and use them correctly and effectively.
  • 7.L.VAU.6 Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; develop vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.