Pennsylvania Standards
Pennsylvania 7th Grade ELA Standards
All 54 Pennsylvania English language arts standards for 7th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Pennsylvania Department of Education's document, linked at the end of this page.
54 standards
Reading Informational Text
12 standardsCC.1.2.7.A
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.
CC.1.2.7.B
Back an analysis of a nonfiction text with several quoted passages, covering both its direct statements and the inferences and conclusions you draw from it.
CC.1.2.7.C
Analyze how people, events and ideas in a nonfiction text affect one another, like how a leader's ideas shaped a historical event.
CC.1.2.7.D
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.
CC.1.2.7.E
Analyze how a nonfiction text is put together by judging how well its graphics, charts and main sections help carry the ideas.
CC.1.2.7.F
Work out what words mean in seventh-grade nonfiction, including figurative uses, technical terms and the feelings words carry, like thrifty versus stingy.
CC.1.2.7.G
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.
CC.1.2.7.H
Judge whether an author's argument holds up by testing its reasoning and claims and asking whether the evidence really fits the point.
CC.1.2.7.I
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic present the facts and read them in different ways.
CC.1.2.7.J
Learn and use grade-level academic and subject words, and look up any word that matters to understanding or expressing an idea.
CC.1.2.7.K
Work out unfamiliar or multiple-meaning words in seventh-grade nonfiction with the strategy that fits, like context, a root such as bel in belligerent, or a dictionary.
CC.1.2.7.L
Read and understand seventh-grade nonfiction, like memoirs, speeches and science articles, independently and with skill.
Reading Literature
11 standardsCC.1.3.7.A
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.
CC.1.3.7.B
Support an analysis of a story or poem with several quoted lines or details, covering what it says outright and the inferences and conclusions you reach.
CC.1.3.7.C
Analyze how the parts of a story or play work on each other, like how a harsh frontier setting shapes the characters and what happens.
CC.1.3.7.D
Explain how an author builds the differing points of view of two or more characters or narrators and plays them against each other.
CC.1.3.7.E
Analyze how a work's form or structure, like a sonnet's fourteen lines or a soliloquy in a play, adds to what it means.
CC.1.3.7.F
Work out word meanings in seventh-grade stories and poems from context, reading figurative language and the emotional shades of words, like home versus house.
CC.1.3.7.G
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.
CC.1.3.7.H
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.
CC.1.3.7.I
Pin down new or multiple-meaning words in a seventh-grade novel or poem by choosing among context clues, word parts and print or online dictionaries.
CC.1.3.7.J
Learn and use grade-level academic and subject words, and look up any word that matters to understanding or expressing an idea.
CC.1.3.7.K
Read seventh-grade fiction, like adventure novels and short story collections, independently and with real understanding.
Writing
24 standardsCC.1.4.7.A
Write explanatory pieces that explore a topic and present its ideas and information clearly, like a report on how vaccines work.
CC.1.4.7.B
Open an explanation by stating the topic clearly and giving readers a preview of the points ahead.
CC.1.4.7.C
Develop a topic with well-matched facts, definitions, specific details, quotations and examples, and add charts, graphics or media where they help readers follow.
CC.1.4.7.D
Organize an explanation by definition, classification, comparison or cause and effect, use transitions that tie ideas together, add helpful formatting, and conclude.
CC.1.4.7.E
Keep a report formal and consistent in voice, using exact subject terms, like photosynthesis in a science report, and sentences of varied length and complexity.
CC.1.4.7.F
Use correct seventh-grade grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling in reports, like fixing a misplaced modifier that muddles the meaning.
CC.1.4.7.G
Write arguments that take a stand and defend it, like an essay on whether cell phones belong in class.
CC.1.4.7.H
Start an argument by presenting the issue and making your position on it clear to the reader.
CC.1.4.7.I
Recognize the other side's views and support your own claim with sound reasoning and evidence from accurate, trustworthy sources, showing you know the topic.
CC.1.4.7.J
Order an argument's claim, reasons and evidence clearly, connect them with linking words and clauses so it holds together, and end with a conclusion that supports it.
CC.1.4.7.K
Argue in a formal, consistent voice, using precise words and topic vocabulary, like civic terms in a letter to the mayor, and sentences of varied structure.
CC.1.4.7.L
Edit arguments to seventh-grade standards for grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling, like a comma between paired adjectives as in a long, tiring debate.
CC.1.4.7.M
Write true or invented stories that develop an experience or event in detail, like a tale about getting lost on a hike.
CC.1.4.7.N
Hook the reader at the start of a story by setting up the situation, choosing whose eyes it is seen through, and introducing the narrator and characters.
CC.1.4.7.O
Develop a story through dialogue, description and pacing, using vivid word choices and sensory details that capture the action as it happens.
CC.1.4.7.P
Sequence a story's events so they unfold logically, use varied transitions to show jumps in time or place, and end by reflecting on what happened.
CC.1.4.7.Q
Tighten a story's style by cutting wordy or repeated phrases, choosing exact words, varying sentence length and keeping the voice consistent.
CC.1.4.7.R
Proofread stories for seventh-grade grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling, like building compound and complex sentences correctly.
CC.1.4.7.S
Use evidence from stories, poems and nonfiction to support written analysis, reflection and research, applying seventh-grade reading skills.
CC.1.4.7.T
Plan, revise, edit and rewrite a history or science paper with some help from classmates and teachers, checking that it serves its purpose and readers.
CC.1.4.7.U
Write and publish online, add links to and citations for the sources you used, and use shared documents or comments to work with classmates.
CC.1.4.7.V
Research a question across several sources in a short project, and let what you find spark new related questions worth looking into next.
CC.1.4.7.W
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.
CC.1.4.7.X
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
7 standardsCC.1.5.7.A
Join one-on-one, group and class discussions on seventh-grade topics and texts, building on classmates' points and voicing your own ideas clearly.
CC.1.5.7.B
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.
CC.1.5.7.C
Analyze the main ideas and details in videos, graphs, images or talks and explain how they help clarify a topic or text being studied.
CC.1.5.7.D
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.
CC.1.5.7.E
Shift your speaking style to suit the setting and purpose, like a relaxed tone in small groups and a formal one in a debate.
CC.1.5.7.F
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.
CC.1.5.7.G
Use correct grammar when speaking, at a seventh-grade level, like placing a describing phrase right next to the word it describes.
The official Pennsylvania documents
- Pennsylvania Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics · adopted February 2014 · since March 2014
The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Pennsylvania's standards, not the official wording, which Pennsylvania Department of Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.