English Language Arts Grade 7
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Writing Standard 9

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

• 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.
• Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
  Students will read a range of Holocaust resources, from different genres and media; use a variety of resources to gather and synthesize knowledge about the Holocaust; work collaboratively to investigate questions about a specific topic; present information orally and in a group newspaper.

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