Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.3
Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.3
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 clause.
- Define phrase.
- Define dangling modifier.
- Categorize phrases and clauses based on understanding of their definitions.
- Recognize dangling modifiers and resolve them to reflect Standard English.
- Develop a text using both clauses and phrases that is free from dangling modifiers.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student defines clause as a group of words that can act as a sentence, but is not necessarily a complete sentence on its own. All clauses contain both a subject and a predicate, which always contains a verb.
- Student defines phrase as a group of two or more words that does not have the subject and verb combination and does not form a predicate.
- Student defines dangling modifier as a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence.
- Student will categorize clauses and phrases based on their understanding of the definitions in either student-chosen or teacher-chosen examples.
- Student will recognize errors in modifiers including dangling modifiers and will resolve them to reflect standard English. Teacher can use online sources such as http://www.chompchomp.com/modifiers01/modifiers01.htm or http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu9.htm.
- Student demonstrates an ability to develop a text using both clauses and phrases, avoiding dangling modifiers. Students can be asked to underline clauses and circle phrases in order to gauge their understanding of each and to identify what the modifier is describing or clarifying as a double check of proper usage.
