English Language Arts Grade 7
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Writing Standard 1

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

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Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

• Argumentative Writing Standards Rubric
  This rubric will help assess first draft argumentative writing projects for 7th Grade English Language Arts.
• Grade 7 Performance Assessment Sample
  This sample performance assessment for Grade 7 English Language Arts incorporates four passages: 1) Pablo Neruda. EXCERPT FROM The Book of Questions 2) Louisa May Alcott. EXCERPT FROM Little Women 3) Walt Whitman. O Captain! My Captain! and 4) Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. EXCERPT FROM The Diary of Anne Frank.
• Research Quest: What Happened at Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosuar Quarry?
  Developed by the Natural History Museum of Utah, this program engages middle school students in standards aligned online investigations that use real museum objects and scientific research to support deeper learning.

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