2nd Nine Weeks 7th Grade Standards
Below are the READING and LANGUAGE standards for the second nine weeks in Shelby County Schools. You have
practiced all of these numerous times over the course of this nine weeks. The WRITING and SPEAKING/LISTENING
standards are not included because they are not typically tested on benchmark exams.
Reading Informational Text:
RI 7.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and
technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Example: He furtively glanced behind him, for fear of his imagined pursuers, then hurriedly walked on,
jumping at the slightest sound even of a leaf crackling under his own foot.
1.
What does the word FURTIVELY mean?
2.
This word, along with fear, imagined, jumping, etc… helps us to know that the tone is:
a. energetic
b. imaginary
c. mysterious
d. angry
RI 7.5 - Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the
whole and to the development of the ideas.—VERY IMPORTANT TO REVIEW THIS
We have done this with each AOW, determining how each section is organized and what evidence best fits into
which section. A practice handout and notes are attached.
The main ways that text organized are: chronological or sequence, compare/contrast, cause and effect,
problem and solution/main ideas and details.
RI 7.8 - 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
We have done this numerous times while preparing your argument writing. I have attached another copy of the
example that we analyzed together in class. Key words: Claim, evidence, warrant, counterclaim (opposing
argument), rebuttal.
RI 7.9 - Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information
by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
One example of this is the pro/con article that we did on ISIS for an AOW and you compared and contrasted the
view points. Make sure that you review 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person point of view. BE ABLE TO FIND
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN TWO DIFFERENT TEXTS.
Language: We do this in our bellringers.
L 7.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Understand the function of phrases and clauses – Remember, phrases do not have a subject or verb. They
serve to give us additional information and can act as an adjective or adverb. Clauses have a subject and a
verb. They are either independent (a sentence) or dependent (an incomplete sentence) and help us to
determine whether a sentence is compound, complex, etc….
3. Underline the two phrases and label them as adjective or adverb PREPOSITIONAL phrases.
The girl in the red sweater works at the Krusty Krab at night.
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Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences –REVIEW NOTES—First 9
weeks
Recognize and correct misplaced and dangling modifiers – REVIEW NOTES—First Nine Weeks
L 7.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when
writing ( including using a comma to separate coordinate adjectives )
Example: Circle all the errors and correct them. Add punctuation as needed.
4. your going to do great said the teacher on the exam cause its material you already no.
5. in Montevallo albama we have several, nice restaraunts with delicious healthy, food.
6. Won't you stay pleaded Wynnie, "there will be refreshments and music later."
7. Elinor shouted we did it.
L 7.4 - 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 – using context clues, using knowledge of
affixes and roots, or consulting reference materials in print or online
PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND ROOT WORDS REVIEW
8. Using your knowledge of the prefix re-, what is the meaning of restore in the following sentence?
When will the power company restore our electricity?
A. bring back
B. take away
C. cut down on
D. increase
9. Using your knowledge of the prefix in-, what is the meaning of inadequate in the following
sentence?
Bob had an inadequate amount of food for his party guests.
A. more than enough
B. just enough
C. not any at all
D. not enough
10. Using your knowledge of the prefix un- what is the meaning of unbearable in the following sentence?
John found homework unbearable.
meaning?
A. enjoyable
B. awful
C. scary
D. pleasant
11. What is the meaning of the word formed by adding the suffix -able to the end of the word
notice?
A. capable of being seen
B. able to see in advance
C. tending to see things
D. not worthy of being seen
12. Using your knowledge of the suffix -ness, what is the meaning of the word awkwardness in
the following sentence?
We noticed his awkwardness on the dance floor, but his partner did not seem to mind.
A. act causing embarrassment
B. characterized by being difficult to manage
C. condition of being clumsy
D. relating to a lack of skill
13. What is the root word of writer? __________
14. What is the root word of unbreakable? __________
L.7.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings
- interpreting figures of speech (Know simile, metaphor, personification, imagery)
My Great Dane was a bottomless pit.
15. This is an example of :
simile
metaphor
personification
imagery
16. This actually means:
- understanding word relationships (synonyms/antonyms, analogies)
17. Write a synonym for the word SIMPLE:
Write an antonym for SIMPLE:
18. child is to children as foot is to _____________
19. three : triangle : : eight : _____________
20. beautiful is to beauty as young is to _______________
21. wobbly : stable : : fuzzy : _________________
- distinguish between denotation and connotation
Denotation = Definition of a word
Connotation = emotional associations with a word
(may be positive, negative, or neutral)
These words have roughly the same DENOTATION but differences in CONNOTATION.
Put a + above a word with a more positive connotation and a – above a negative connotation. If neutral, write N.
22.
clever
tricky
sneaky
witty
23.
thin
scrawny
bony
skeletal
24.
oddball
unique
remarkable
weird
25.
chick
woman
girl
female
--REVIEW DEFINTION OF DIALOGUE AND THE RULES OF DIALOGUE AND BE ABLE TO PUNCTUATE IT CORRECTLY.