Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.6
Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.6
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
7th Grade
Course, Subject
English Language Arts
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define verb.
- Understand the different verb tenses and then categorize verbs based on tense.
- Develop a text using verbs maintaining proper tense.
- Identify and correct verb tense errors in sentences.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student defines verb as a word that shows the action of the predicate or subject of the sentence.
- Student will categorize verbs based on tense. Online sources include:
- http://curriculum.austinisd.org/la/resources/documents/ELA_Literary_Verb_Tense_Chart.pdf
- http://www.quia.com/ba/343278.html
- http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=950.
- Student demonstrates an ability to develop a text using proper verb tenses. Student will edit and modify writing based on understanding of verb tense.
- Student identifies and corrects verb tense errors in sentences. Sources can be found online such as http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/tenses/tenses.htm, http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/shared-writing-30686.html.
