Common Core State Standards

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Spell correctly.

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).

Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.

Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims).

Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history).