Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.9
Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.9
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 pronoun.
- Define antecedent.
- Define subject.
- Define verb.
- Distinguish between sentences with proper pronoun/antecedent agreement and those without.
- Distinguish between sentences with proper subject/verb agreement and those without.
- Student composes text using correct pronoun/antecedent agreement.
- Student composes text using correct noun/verb agreement.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student defines pronoun as a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
- Student defines antecedent as the subject the pronoun is referring to (and taking its place).
- Student defines subject as the main noun that performs the action of the sentence, or whichthe sentence is about (person, place, thing, idea).
- Student defines verb as the action the subject takes in the sentence.
- Student will identify pronouns and their antecedent. They will identify if the agreement is correct or if the sentence needs revision. Online sources include http://www.quia.com/rr/564390.html or others.
- Student will identify correct noun/verb agreement and correct the sentence if it needs revision. Online sources include http://www.quia.com/quiz/1084317.html or http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/agreement_add1.htm among numerous online sources.
- Student demonstrates an ability to develop a text using correct pronoun/antecedent agreement. Student will edit text to correct any errors in pronoun/antecedent agreement.
- Student demonstrates an ability to develop a text using correct noun/verb agreement. Student will edit text to correct any errors in noun/verb agreement.
