Arkansas State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 7

AR.1. Oral and Visual Communication: Speaking: Students shall demonstrate effective oral communication skills to express ideas and to present information.

OV.1.7.1. Speaking Vocabulary: Use vocabulary from content area texts and personal reading .

OV.1.7.2. Speaking Vocabulary: Use standard English in classroom discussion and presentations.

OV.1.7.3. Speaking behaviors: Speak for and to various purposes and audiences.

OV.1.7.4. Speaking behaviors: Demonstrate appropriate eye contact, posture, and volume.

OV.1.7.5. Speaking behaviors: Use correct pronunciation and inflection/modulation to communicate ideas and information.

OV.1.7.6. Speaking to share understanding and information: Contribute appropriately to class discussion .

OV.1.7.7. Speaking to share understanding and information: Deliver oral presentations using standard English, appropriate vocabulary, examples and/or analogies.

OV.1.7.8. Speaking to share understanding and information: Use a variety of visual aids in oral presentations across the curriculum.

OV.1.7.9. Speaking for literary response and expression: Participate in a variety of speaking activities, including oral interpretations of poems, stories and monologues.

OV.1.7.10. Speaking for critical analysis and evaluation: Evaluate self and peers' performance as an interviewer based on preset criteria.

AR.2. Oral and Visual Communication: Listening: Students shall demonstrate effective listening skills in formal and informal settings to facilitate communication.

OV.2.7.1. Listening for information and understanding: Demonstrate effective listening skills by exhibiting appropriate body language .

OV.2.7.2. Listening for information and understanding: Establish purpose for listening .

OV.2.7.3. Listening for information and understanding: Listen attentively for mail ideas, details, and organization.

OV.2.7.4. Listening for information and understanding: Demonstrate attentive listening skills to respond to and interpret speaker's message.

OV.2.7.5. Listening for critical analysis and evaluation: Evaluate presentations using established criteria/rubrics (e.g., purpose, content, organization, and delivery) .

AR.3. Oral and Visual Communication: Media Literacy: Students shall demonstrate knowledge an understanding of media as a mode of communication.

OV.3.7.1. Utilizing media for information and understanding: View a variety of visually presented materials for understanding of a specific topic .

OV.3.7.2. Utilizing media for critical analysis and evaluation: Use appropriate criteria to evaluate media for bias and propaganda.

OV.3.7.3. Utilizing a variety of resources to produce visuals that communicate through print and non-print media: Design presentations that incorporate media visuals.

AR.4. Writing: Process: Students shall employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately.

W.4.7.1. Prewriting: Generate ideas by selecting and applying appropriate prewriting strategies which shall include reading, discussing, observing, brainstorming, focused and unfocused free-writing, and reading/learning logs.

W.4.7.2. Prewriting: Organize ideas by using such graphic organizers as webbing, mapping charts/graphs, Venn diagrams, and formal outlining with main topics and sub-topics.

W.4.7.3. Prewriting: Determine a focus and an organizational structure based on purpose, audience, length, and required format for expository, narrative, and descriptive writing.

W.4.7.4. Prewriting: Use available technology to access information by using a card catalog and multiple Internet sources .

W.4.7.5. Drafting: Create a draft for expository writing with emphasis on organization by paragraphs -- introduction, main points with elaboration, and conclusion.

W.4.7.6. Drafting: Create a draft for narrative writing that includes dialogue.

W.4.7.7. Drafting: Create an effective lead paragraph by using dialogue or a description of a character or setting.

W.4.7.8. Revising: Revise content for: Central Idea; Organization; Unity; Elaboration (e.g., explanation, examples, description, etc.); Clarity.

W.4.7.9. Revising: Revise style for: Sentence variety; Tone; Voice; Selected vocabulary; Selected information.

W.4.7.10. Revising: Revise writing using various tools/methods, such as peer and/or teacher collaboration, a revision checklist rubric, and/or reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, etc.).

W.4.7.11. Editing: Edit individually or in groups for appropriate grade-level conventions, within the following features: Sentence formation ; Usage; Mechanics.

W.4.7.12. Publishing: Use available technology to experiment with various formats for a final written product.

W.4.7.13. Publishing: Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth in meeting goals and expectations.

W.4.7.14. Publishing: Publish/share according to purpose and audience.

AR.5. Writing: Purposes, Topics, Forms and Audiences: Students shall demonstrate competency in writing for a variety of purposes, topics and audiences employing a wide range of forms.

W.5.7.1. Purposes and Audiences: Write to develop narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive pieces.

W.5.7.2. Purposes and Audiences: Select the form of writing that addresses the intended audience.

W.5.7.3. Topics and Forms: Create expository, narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writings.

W.5.7.4. Topics and Forms: Write poems using a variety of techniques/devices, with emphasis on lyric poetry.

W.5.7.5. Topics and Forms: Write research reports and document sources, summarizing, and paraphrasing.

W.5.7.6. Topics and Forms: Write to reflect ideas/ interpretations of multicultural and universal themes and concepts.

W.5.7.7. Topics and Forms: Write with and without prompts for a sustained period of time.

W.5.7.8. Topics and Forms: Write responses to literature that demonstrate understanding or interpretation.

W.5.7.9. Topics and Forms: Write on demand with or without prompt within a given time frame .

W.5.7.10. Topics and Forms: Write across the curriculum.

AR.6. Writing: Conventions: Students shall apply knowledge of Standard English conventions in written work.

W.6.7.1. Sentence Formation: Vary sentence structure by using simple, compound, and complex sentences and different kinds of sentences: Declarative; Interrogative; Imperative; Exclamatory.

W.6.7.2. Sentence Formation: Write effective sentences by embedding clauses, prepositional and appositive phrases, and all compound elements .

W.6.7.3. Sentence Formation: Use phrases and clauses to invert sentence order for emphasis and variety.

W.6.7.4. Sentence Formation: Correct fragments, run-ons, comma splices, and fused sentences.

W.6.7.5. Sentence Formation: Analyze personal and peer sentence formation for effective use of the parts of speech: Precise nouns; Pronouns; Active and linking verbs; Adjectives; Adverbs; Conjunctions; Interjections for excitement; Prepositions to indicate relationships.

W.6.7.6. Usage: Apply conventions of grammar with emphasis on the following: Agreement; Subject-verb; Pronoun and antecedent; Parts of speech; Parts of a sentence and sentence patterns ; Conjugation in progressive verb forms; Prepositional phrases as modifiers; Dependent clauses.

W.6.7.7. Spelling: Spell words correctly in all writing.

W.6.7.8. Capitalization: Apply conventional rules of capitalization in writing.

W.6.7.9. Punctuation: Apply conventional rules for all end marks and commas in writing.

W.6.7.10. Punctuation: Use semi-colons and colons in compound and compound-complex sentences.

W.6.7.11. Punctuation: Use colons in compound and compound-complex sentences and to introduce lists.

W.6.7.12. Punctuation: Use double and single quotation marks in dialogue.

AR.7. Writing: Craftsmanship: students shall develop personal style and voice as they approach the craftsmanship of writing.

W.7.7.1. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use figurative language purposefully, such as personification and hyperbole, to shape and control language to affect readers.

W.7.7.2. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use a variety of sentence types and lengths (see Conventions Standard 6).

W.7.7.3. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use word or sentence repetition for effect.

W.7.7.4. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use transition words/ phrases.

W.7.7.5. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use purposeful vocabulary with emphasis on developing voice.

W.7.7.6. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Create an effective lead and conclusion.

W.7.7.7. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Narrow the time focus of a piece of writing.

W.7.7.8. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Vary the placement of topic sentences.

W.7.7.9. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use dialogue effectively.

W.7.7.10. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use humor appropriately .

W.7.7.11. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use writer's checklist or scoring guides/rubrics to improve written work.

W.7.7.12. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Self-evaluate writing.

AR.9. Reading: Comprehension: Students shall apply a variety of strategies to read and comprehend printed material.

R.9.7.1. Prior Knowledge: Use previewing, activating prior knowledge, predicting content of text, formulating questions, and establishing purposes for reading.

R.9.7.2. Making Connections: Infer the interrelations of text and world issues/events by applying connection strategies.

R.9.7.3. Using questioning and monitoring: Prioritize questions formulated and purposes established for reading.

R.9.7.4. Using questioning and monitoring: Generate and prioritize questions related to universal themes to interpret meaning.

R.9.7.5. Using questioning and monitoring: Monitor reading strategies, including rereading, using resources and questions, and modify them when understanding breakdowns.

R.9.7.6. Using inferences and interpretations: Connect own background knowledge and personal experience to make inferences and to respond to new information presented in text.

R.9.7.7. Using inferences and interpretations: Infer a character's impact on plot development.

R.9.7.8. Using inferences and interpretations: Infer mood of text.

R.9.7.9. Using inferences and interpretations: Analyze literary elements of fiction with emphasis on plot development, including conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

R.9.7.10. Using inferences and interpretations: Compare and contrast points of view, such as first person, limited, and omniscient third person, and explain the effect on the overall theme of a literary work.

R.9.7.11. Using inferences and interpretations: Distinguish among stated fact, reasoned judgment, and opinion in text.

R.9.7.12. Determining Importance: Identify main ideas and supporting evidence in short stories and novels.

R.9.7.13. Determining Importance: Use the text features to locate and recall information, with emphasis on graphics.

R.9.7.14. Determining Importance: Use knowledge of text structure(s) to enhance understanding with emphasis on problem/solution.

R.9.7.15. Determining Importance: Organize information, including simple outlining.

R.9.7.16. Determining Importance: Use skimming, scanning, note-taking, outlining, and questioning as study strategies.

R.9.7.17. Summarizing and Synthesizing: Summarize the content of multiple chapters of a text.

R.9.7.18. Evaluating: Evaluate the accuracy and appropriateness of the evidence used by the author to support claims and assertions.

R.9.7.19. Evaluating: Evaluate personal, social, and political issues as presented in text.

AR.10. Reading: Variety of text: Students shall read, examine, and respond to a wide range of texts for a variety of purposes.

R.10.7.1. Exhibits behaviors and habits of an active reader: Read for a substantial amount of time daily, including assigned and self-selected materials at independent and instructional levels.

R.10.7.2. Exhibits behaviors and habits of an active reader: Read texts that reflect contributions of different cultural groups.

R.10.7.3. Exhibits behaviors and habits of an active reader: Vary reading strategies according to text and purpose.

R.10.7.4. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Understand how word choice and language structure convey an author's viewpoint.

R.10.7.5. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Use skimming, scanning, note taking, outlining, and questioning as study strategies.

R.10.7.6. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Organize and synthesize information for use in written and oral presentation.

R.10.7.7. Reading a variety of literature for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Read a variety of literature, including short stories, science fiction, legends, and myths.

R.10.7.8. Reading a variety of poetry for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Read a variety of poetry, with emphasis on lyric poetry .

R.10.7.9. Reading a variety of poetry for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Identify the use of poetic devices, including comparison, alliteration, repetition, onomatopoeia, and rhyme.

R.10.7.10. Reading a variety of poetry for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Examine the effect of imagery on the mood or meaning of the poem .

R.10.7.11. Reading a variety of practical materials for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Read and utilize functional/practical texts, including forms, reports, cover letters, letterheads, and business letters .

R.10.7.12. Reading a variety of practical materials for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Analyze advertisements for bias and propaganda.

AR.11. Reading; Vocabulary, Word Study, and Fluency: Students shall acquire and apply skills in vocabulary development and word analysis to be able to read fluently.

R.11.7.1. Word recognition: Automatically decode words to ensure focus on comprehension.

R.11.7.2. Word recognition: Continue to develop and maintain an adequate body of sight words.

R.11.7.3. Word recognition: Add content words to sight vocabulary.

R.11.7.4. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use knowledge of root words and affixes and word relationships to determine meaning.

R.11.7.5. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use context to determine meaning of multiple meaning words.

R.11.7.6. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use resources to determine meaning of technical and specialized vocabulary.

R.11.7.7. Word Study and Vocabulary: Determine useful and relevant words.

R.11.7.8. Word Study and Vocabulary: Identify and explain idioms and comparisons such as analogies, metaphors and similes to infer the literal and figurative meanings or phrases.

R.11.7.9. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use knowledge of Greek and Latin word parts and roots to determine the meaning of subject related vocabulary.

R.11.7.10. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use context to determine meaning of multiple meaning words.

R.11.7.11. Reading with fluency: Read grade level text with an approximate rate of 167 words per minute.

R.11.7.12. Reading with fluency: Read grade level text orally with accuracy and expression.

AR.12. Inquiring/Researching: Research/Inquiry Process: Students shall engage in inquiry and research to address questions, to make judgments about credibility, and to communicate findings in ways that suit the purpose and audience.

IR.12.7.1. Accessing information: Formulate original questions to select a topic for research .

IR.12.7.2. Accessing information: Use reference features (e.g., endnotes, etc.) and text features (e.g., endnotes, footnotes, bibliography, etc.) to access information.

IR.12.7.3. Accessing information: Use print and electronic sources, such as card catalogs and computer databases, to locate information .

IR.12.7.4. Accessing information: Gather information from more than one type of source (e.g., periodicals, books, learning logs, etc.).

IR.12.7.5. Accessing information: Evaluate sources to select those most reliable and appropriate to purpose and topic.

IR.12.7.6. Interpreting Information: Use information presented in graphic sources to draw conclusions .

IR.12.7.7. Interpreting Information: Develop notes that include main topics, details, summaries, and paraphrasing from multiple types of sources.

IR.12.7.8. Interpreting Information: Create a formal topic outline of main topic, sub-topics, and details.

IR.12.7.9. Interpreting Information: Use research to create one or more oral, written, or visual presentations /products.