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Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.C.1.2.2

Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.C.1.2.2

Continuum of Activities

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

Activities

  1. List the possible facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other relevant information that would prove valuable to your informative/explanatory text.
  1. Determine which facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other relevant information would be most useful in your writing.

  2. Distinguish among relevant facts to determine if they are credible facts from reliable sources.
  1. Develop an informative/explanatory essay depending on purpose using a combination of relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Student list facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other relevant information that they have researched or discovered that have some bearing on their topic.

  2. Student determines which facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other relevant information from their list would be most effective to use in their informative/explanatory essay. 

  3. Student evaluated relevant facts to ensure that the facts are credible from credible sources.  Student recognizes that facts from less credible sources will undermine his/her essay.  Student will seek out the most credible, relevant information in building their essay.

  4. Student demonstrates an ability to write an informative/explanatory essay based on topic and purpose.  Students will utilize relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples to build a solid essay.  Students will maintain a formal writing style throughout.
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