Seventh Grade ELA Standards and “I Can Statements”

This is your guide of basics for the Discover Project. Use these items here as guideposts for your project. Let them drive your blog updates, your research, and your writing. Let it be what guides you through your final presentations. I’ve attached several links to help you along the way. We’ll be working on these
“basics” every Wednesday as part of class, but you’re expected to work on these during your free time as well.
Sincerely,
Mr. V.

Language

5/5 REQUIRED + 3/3 OF YOUR CHOICE

Informative text

4/4 REQUIRED + 2/2 OF YOUR CHOICE

Literature

1/1 REQUIRED + 1/1 OF YOUR CHOICE

Speaking and Listening

7/7 REQUIRED + 3/3 OF YOUR CHOICE

Writing

10/10 REQUIRED + 1/4 OF YOUR CHOICE

TOTAL 27/27 + 13/13 ELECTIVE = 40/40 BASICS

Language Standard ­ CC.7.L.1.a
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. http://www.write.com/writing­resources­articles/general­writing/grammar/ clauses­and­phrases/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7RL9gtBIt4 I can recognize phrases and clauses. (REQUIRED)

Date accomp

Link:

2/11/14

http://phoebepea hard to find rce.weebly.com/ blog.html

Example phrase Example clause
My mom helped me a lot

Standard ­ CC.7.L.1.b
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
(Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound­complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.) http://eslbee.com/sentences.htm https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/573/02/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hby4NBOwf7E

I can identify compound­complex sentences. (REQUIRED)

Date accomp Link:

Example compound Example complex 2/12/14

It was hard to find the letters all over the place, but it was a lot of fun to do. http://phoebe pearce.weebl y.com/blog.ht ml Example compound­ complex

I have more
It is really fun than 20 of to take all the each vowel, pictures but and 10 of each really hard to conso find different nant letters all around Standard ­ CC.7.L.1.c :
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
(Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.) http://www.grammar­monster.com/glossary/modifiers_modify.htm https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/597/1/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHWyN1xGFdc
I can identify misplaced modifiers
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I can identify dangling modifiers. Date accomp

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Example of a
Example of a dangling modifier dangling modifier in your work. in your work.

I can correct misplaced and dangling modifiers.

Date accomp

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Fix the example from above

Fix the example from above.

Standard ­ CC.7.L.2.a
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
(Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old [,] green shirt).) http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/042301comcoordadj.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxqIPSlTcFE I can use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. (REQUIRED)

Date accomp

Link:

2/19/14

http://phoebepea The five things I rce.weebly.com/r looked more into esearch.html than the others are use flash during the day, ask permission, slow down, focal length, and keep it simple

Example sentence Example sentence I love to take pictures, put things together, and think about things. Standard ­ CC.7.L.2.b
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when