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Indiana 7th Grade ELA Standards

All 28 Indiana English language arts standards for 7th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Indiana Department of Education's document, linked at the end of this page.

28 standards

Reading Comprehension

13 standards
7.RC.1
Explain what a text states directly and what it implies, backing each point with several quoted passages or details from the text.
7.RC.2
Trace how a theme grows across a story, novel or poem from beginning to end, and write a detailed summary that supports your analysis.
7.RC.3
Analyze how parts of a literary work's structure, like subplots, parallel episodes, conflicts and the climax, shape its meaning and plot.
7.RC.4
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.
Common Core RL.7.9
7.RC.5
Trace how two or more central ideas develop through a text, like an article on climate and farming, and write a detailed, unbiased summary.
7.RC.6
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.
Common Core RI.7.3
7.RC.7
Identify an author's viewpoint or purpose and analyze how the author sets that position apart from what others think.
7.RC.8
Follow and judge an author's argument, checking whether the reasoning holds up and the evidence is relevant and enough, and point out bias or stereotypes.
7.RC.9
Compare two or more authors on the same topic and show how each stresses different evidence or reads the same facts differently.
Common Core RI.7.9
7.RC.10
Use clues in the surrounding sentence or paragraph, like a contrast or restatement, to figure out what a new word or phrase means.
7.RC.11
Make sense of words by studying how they relate, like synonyms, antonyms and analogies such as pen is to writer as brush is to painter.
7.RC.12
Explain how words with the same basic meaning can feel different, like thrifty, frugal and stingy for someone careful with money.
7.RC.13
Use Greek and Latin roots and affixes as clues to new words, like the root bell, meaning war, in belligerent, bellicose and rebel.

Writing

7 standards
7.W.1
Write arguments that state a claim, address opposing claims, back it with logic and credible sources, connect ideas smoothly, keep a steady tone, and conclude.
7.W.2
Write informative pieces that preview the topic, organize it with headings or charts, develop it with facts and quotes from sources, and end with a fitting conclusion.
7.W.3
Write narratives that set up a point of view and characters, unfold events in a logical order, use dialogue, pacing and vivid detail, and end with a reflection.
7.W.4
Plan, draft, revise, rewrite and edit formal writing with feedback from peers and adults, using technology to collaborate, publish and link to sources.
7.W.5
Research a question, like why some animals migrate, by searching with good keywords, annotating and checking sources, citing in a standard format and sharing findings.
7.W.6
Fix subject-verb agreement errors and misplaced or dangling modifiers, write varied sentence types for style, and correct fragments and run-ons.
7.W.7
Use commas correctly with subordinate clauses, like placing one after an opening clause that starts with because, when or although.

Communication and Collaboration

8 standards
7.CC.1
Join one-on-one, small-group and teacher-led discussions on seventh-grade texts and issues, building on what others say and stating your own ideas clearly.
7.CC.2
Ask questions that draw out more detail, answer others with relevant ideas, and steer the discussion back on topic when it drifts.
7.CC.3
Recognize new information classmates share and think about how it fits with or changes your own views.
7.CC.4
Pick out the main ideas and supporting details in a chart, podcast, video or speech, and explain how they shed light on the topic or text the class is studying.
Common Core SL.7.2
7.CC.5
Break down a speaker's argument and claims, judging whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and enough.
7.CC.6
Present your claims and findings in a focused way, spotlighting the key points with fitting facts and examples, with eye contact, enough volume and clear speech.
Common Core SL.7.4
7.CC.7
Build presentations with multimedia and visual displays that clarify your claims and findings and highlight the key points.
7.CC.8
Analyze how the media use words and images to grab public attention, like headlines and photos chosen to draw clicks.

The official Indiana documents

The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Indiana's standards, not the official wording, which Indiana Department of Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.