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7th Grade Language

Conventions of Standard English:
7.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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  • Choose a story to practice reading comprehension. 
  • Clauses 
  • Clauses: Building Blocks for Sentences
  • Clauses: The Essential Building-Blocks 
  • Combining Sentences for Variety and Clarity
  • Compound and Complex Sentences 
  • Compound and Complex Sentences 
  • Confusing Verbs: Raise / Rise 
  • Identifying Clauses 
  • Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses 
  • Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses 
  • Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses 
  • Identifying Independent Clauses 
  • Make a Compound Sentence Game 
  • Parts of the Sentence - Compound/Complex Sentences
  • Past Tenses of Sit/Set and Lay/Lie
  • Problem verbs review - sit/set/lie/lay/rise/raise
  • Reading the Fine Print 
  • Repairing Run-On Sentences 
  • Review: Sentence Structure

Notebook Files:
  • Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Sentence Structure 
  • Introduction to Prepositions & Quiz
  • Phrases and clauses
  • Punctuating Quotations ​
  • Putting Sentences Together ​



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7.L.1a
Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
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  • Introduction to Prepositions & Quiz
  • Phrases and clauses
  • Independent and Dependent Clauses 
  • Sentence Structure Review 
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7.L.1b
Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
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  • Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Sentence Structure
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7.L.1c
Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
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7.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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  • Avoiding Comma Splices - 
  • Avoiding Comma Splices II 
  • Avoiding Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Run-on's 
  • Clauses ​
  • Online Spelling Quizzes
  • Spelling Bee 
  • Spelling Exercises for -ible and -able 
  • Spelling Practice
  • Spelling Quiz on commonly misspelled words in English
  • Spelling: EI/IE rules, Exercise #1
  • Spelling: EI/IE rules, Exercise #2 
  • Stop the Machine 
Notebook Files:
  • Plural Spelling Rules
  • Independent and Subordinate Clauses
  • Sentence Fragments
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7.L.2a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
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7.L.2b
Spell correctly.
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  • Plural Spelling Rules 
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Knowledge of Language:
7.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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  • Elements of Plot - 1
  • Elements of Plot -2
  • Plot Diagram ​
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  • Omitting "Dead" Words
7.L.3a
Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*
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  • Omitting "Dead" Words
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
7.L.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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  • ​A Fun Way to Teach Similes
  • Academic Vocabulary
  • Adding to Root Words
  • Dictionary Exercises 
  • Do you know your metaphors?
  • Do you know your similes? 
  • Figurative Language Quiz 
  • Greek & Latin Roots Skills 
  • Greek affixes
  • Greek & Latin Roots Skills 
  • Greek affixes
  • Interactive Vocabulary Builders for Test Prep
  • Literary Devices Quizzes - 
  • Literary Devices Quizzes 
  • Literary Devices Quizzes
  • Literature Terms 
  • Metaphor Battleship Quiz
  • Metaphor Quiz 
  • Metaphor Quiz 
  • Multiple Meaning Words 
  • One-minute Video on Root Words
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  • Latin Word Roots
  • Words with Multiple Meanings
  • New Vocabulary
  • Greek Word Roots
  • Bingo Lingo 
  • Building on Root Words 
  • Choosing Suffixes for Root Words
7.L.4a
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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  • Words with Multiple Meanings
  • New Vocabulary
  • Word Analysis 
7.L.4b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
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  • Latin Word Roots
  • Greek Word Roots
Root Word Instruction (introduction)

7.L.4c
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
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7.L.4d
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
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  • Words with Multiple Meanings
  • Word Analysis 
  • Vocabulary Lesson 
  • Turn on the Light - Tom Sawyer Vocab
7.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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  • Dictionary of Symbolism
  • Homonyms Exercises
  • Ordering the Phrases
  • Stage directions poem 
  • Synonym and Antonym Word Encounters - Level 3 
  • Synonym and Antonym Word Encounters - Level 2 
  • Synonym and Antonym Word Encounters  - Level 1
  • Synonym.com 
  • Synonyms Exercises
  • Word Confusion 
  • Word Frog
  • Word Parts ​
Notebook Files:
  • Figures of Speech Field Day
  • Vocabulary
  • Metaphors, Similes and Hyperbole in lyrics
  • Idioms

7.L.5a
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.
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  • Figures of Speech Field Day
  • Metaphors, Similes and Hyperbole in lyrics
  • Idioms
  • Figuratively Speaking
7.L.5b
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
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  • Vocabulary
  • Vocabulary Lesson
7.L.5c
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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7.L.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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  • Academic Vocabulary 
  • Author's Purpose and Point of View 
  • Complete sentence using correct vocabulary word 
  • Homographs
  • Multiple Meaning Words ​
  • Ordering the Phrases
  • Techniques for Writing: Using Specific Language
  • Using Context Clues 
  • Vocabulary 
  • Vocabulary Review 
  • Word Parts 
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