Nebraska Language Arts Standards Grade 7
LA 7.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 7.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print.
LA 7.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities.
LA 7.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use knowledge of phonetic and structural analysis to read and write grade-level text across all disciplines.
LA 7.1.3.a: Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text. LA
7.1.4 Fluency: Students will read a variety of grade-level print/digital texts fluently with accuracy, appropriate pace, phrasing, and expression to support comprehension.
LA 7.1.4.a: Use reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 7.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 7.1.5.a: Apply knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots, prefixes, and suffixes to understand complex words, including words across content areas.
LA 7.1.5.b: Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.
LA 7.1.5.c: Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 7.1.5.d: Analyze and use semantic relationships (e.g., multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, connotations, subtle distinctions) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 7.1.5.e: Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using reference materials.
LA 7.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by applying prior knowledge, using text information, and monitoring comprehension while reading increasingly complex grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 7.1.6.a: Analyze the meaning, reliability, and validity of the text considering author’s purpose and perspective.
LA 7.1.6.b: Analyze and explain the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., character development, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, theme).
LA 7.1.6.c: Analyze the author’s use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, tone, mood).
LA 7.1.6.d: Summarize, analyze, and synthesize a literary text and/or media, using key details to support interpretation of the theme.
LA 7.1.6.e: Summarize, analyze, and synthesize an informational text and/or media, using supporting details to formulate the main idea.
LA 7.1.6.f: Apply knowledge of text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
LA 7.1.6.g: Cite specific textual evidence to analyze and make inferences based on the characteristics of a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 7.1.6.h: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
LA 7.1.6.i: Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 7.1.6.j: Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support).
LA 7.1.6.k: Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 7.1.6.l: Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections while reading complex text.
LA 7.1.6.m: Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand text.
LA 7.1.6.n: Make and confirm/modify inferences with text evidence while previewing and reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 7.1.6.o: Demonstrate an understanding of complex text using textual evidence via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 7.1.6.p: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story, drama, or poem resembles or differs from the text or script.
LA 7.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 7.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 7.2.1.a: Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to recursively generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, and answer questions.
LA 7.2.1.b: Generate a draft that conveys complex ideas through analysis and use of organizational patterns that are suited to the purpose and intended audience, and includes a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the composition.
LA 7.2.1.c: Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources including primary and secondary sources to support claims or theses.
LA 7.2.1.d: Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length and complexity.
LA 7.2.1.e: Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 7.2.1.f: Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 7.2.1.g: Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 7.2.1.h: Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 7.2.1.i: Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 7.2.1.j: Publish a legible document using a variety of media, and apply formatting techniques to enhance the readability and impact of the document (e.g., fonts, spacing, design, images, citations).
LA 7.2.2 Writing Modes: Students will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 7.2.2.a: Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, argumentative, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 7.2.2.b: Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 7.2.2.c: Conduct and publish both short and sustained research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple primary and/or secondary sources to support theses.
LA 7.2.2.d: Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 7.2.2.e: Analyze various mentor texts and/or exemplars in order to create a similar piece.
LA 7.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 7.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 7.3.1.a: Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 7.3.1.b: Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 7.3.1.c: Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance verbal communication and add interest.
LA 7.3.1.d: Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and valid evidence.
LA 7.3.1.e: Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 7.3.1.f: Address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 7.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 7.3.2.a: Utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, taking notes, summarizing, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 7.3.2.b: Analyze and evaluate the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 7.3.2.c: Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 7.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 7.3.3.a: Apply appropriate social etiquette and practice social protocols when communicating.
LA 7.3.3.b: Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, connotations, subtleties of language) in conversation.
LA 7.3.3.c: Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and explain new information presented by others in relationship to one’s own ideas.
LA 7.3.3.d: Listen, ask probing questions, and interpret information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 7.3.3.e: Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others’ ideas to clearly and persuasively express one’s own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 7.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 7.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 7.4.1.a: Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 7.4.1.b: Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools, publication guidelines).
LA 7.4.1.c: Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 7.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 7.4.2.a: Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 7.4.2.b: Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.