Arizona Standards
Arizona 7th Grade ELA Standards
All 41 Arizona English language arts standards for 7th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Arizona Department of Education's document, linked at the end of this page.
41 standards
Reading Standards for Literature
9 standards7.RL.1
Support a point about a story, play or poem with several quotes or details from it, not just one, for both what it says outright and what it only suggests.
7.RL.2
Name a story's or poem's theme, follow how it grows from the opening to the ending, and summarize the text without your own opinions.
7.RL.3
Explain how the parts of a story or play act on each other, like how a setting such as a snowbound cabin shapes what the characters do.
7.RL.4
Work out literal, figurative and connotative meanings, and analyze how word choice, rhyme and repeated sounds shape the meaning and tone of a stanza or scene.
7.RL.5
Analyze how a text is structured, including how the form of a play or poem, like a sonnet or soliloquy, adds to its meaning.
7.RL.6
Explain how an author builds the differing points of view of two or more characters or narrators and plays them against each other.
7.RL.7
Compare a story, play or poem with its film, stage or audio version, and explain how tools the page lacks, like lighting, music or camera angles, change the effect.
7.RL.9
Set a historical novel or story beside a factual account of the same time or person, and show where the fiction keeps the history and where it changes it.
7.RL.10
By the end of seventh grade, read and understand grade-level fiction, drama and poetry with skill and independence.
Reading Standards for Informational Text
10 standards7.RI.1
Support a point about a story, play or poem with several quotes or details from it, not just one, for both what it says outright and what it only suggests.
7.RI.2
Find two or more central ideas in a nonfiction text, trace how each one develops from start to finish, and give a neutral summary of the text.
7.RI.3
Explain how the people, events and ideas in a nonfiction text act on one another, like how a new idea changed what a leader did or how one person shifted an event.
7.RI.4
Figure out the figurative, connotative and technical meanings of words in a nonfiction text and analyze how word choices affect meaning and tone.
7.RI.5
Map how a nonfiction text is organized and explain what each major section contributes to the whole and to the way the ideas build.
7.RI.6
Find an author's stance or purpose in a nonfiction text and explain how the author sets that position apart from what other people think.
7.RI.7
Compare the written text of a speech or article with an audio or video version of it, and explain how the delivery changes the force of the words.
7.RI.8
Follow an author's argument claim by claim and judge whether the reasoning makes sense and whether the evidence is on point and enough to support each claim.
7.RI.9
Compare two or more authors on the same topic and show how each stresses different evidence or reads the same facts differently.
7.RI.10
By the end of seventh grade, read and understand grade-level informational texts and nonfiction with skill and independence.
Writing Standards
10 standards7.W.1
Write an argument with a clear claim, reasons and evidence from credible sources, linking words, a formal style and a conclusion that follows from it.
7.W.2
Write an informative piece that introduces a topic, organizes facts, definitions and examples under headings or charts where they help, and ends with a conclusion.
7.W.3
Write a true or made-up story that sets the scene, uses dialogue, pacing and sensory detail, moves clearly through time and ends with a fitting conclusion.
7.W.4
Match how a piece of writing is developed, organized and styled to its task, its purpose and the people who will read it.
7.W.5
With some help from peers and adults, plan, revise, edit or rework their writing, checking whether it fits its purpose and its readers.
7.W.6
Use technology and the internet to create and publish writing and to work together with others, like co-editing a shared document.
7.W.7
Research a question across several sources in a short project, and let what you find spark new related questions worth looking into next.
7.W.8
Pick good search terms to find print and online sources, check each for accuracy and reliability, and quote or paraphrase it with a citation in a format like MLA.
7.W.9
Use evidence from stories and informational texts in writing, like details that show a character in depth or the reasons an author gives for a point.
7.W.10
Write regularly, from a report built over several days to a journal entry finished in one class, for different subjects, purposes and readers.
Speaking and Listening Standards
6 standards7.SL.1
Discuss 7th-grade texts having done the reading, cite evidence, keep the group on its goals and deadlines, draw others out, and change your mind when warranted.
7.SL.2
Analyze the main ideas and details in videos, charts, speeches and other formats, and explain how they shed light on the topic being studied.
7.SL.3
Outline a speaker's argument and each claim in it, then judge whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is both on point and enough to prove the claim.
7.SL.4
Present claims and findings in a focused, organized way with key points, apt words, facts and examples, keeping eye contact and speaking clearly and loudly enough.
7.SL.5
Use slides, charts, images or short clips in a presentation to make your claims and findings clearer and to drive home the most important points.
7.SL.6
Adjust their speaking to the audience and task, showing strong formal English when needed, like in a debate or interview.
Language Standards
6 standards7.L.1
Print many letters, use everyday nouns, verbs and little words like in and on, make plurals like dogs and wishes, ask with who and where, and speak in full sentences.
7.L.2
Capitalize the first word of a sentence and the word I, name the period and question mark, and spell simple words the way they sound, like kat for cat.
7.L.3
Notice the difference between formal and casual English, like Good morning, Mrs. Lee versus Hey, and choose which fits the moment.
7.L.4
Work out an unfamiliar 7th-grade word from its sentence, from Latin roots like bell in belligerent and rebel, or from a dictionary, then confirm the meaning.
7.L.5
Explain a nonliteral phrase like take steps, name someone who is friendly to link a word to real life, and rank knew, believed and suspected by how sure they are.
7.L.6
Learn and use grade-level academic and subject words, and look up any word that matters to understanding or expressing an idea.
The official Arizona documents
- Arizona English Language Arts Standards: Seventh Grade · adopted December 2016 · since 2018-19
The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Arizona's standards, not the official wording, which Arizona Department of Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.