Standards

Maryland State Standards – Language Arts, Grade 7

 

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic E: General Reading Comprehension: Students will use a variety of strategies to understand what they read (construct meaning). 

Indicator 1: Apply comprehension skills through exposure to a variety of texts, including traditional print and electronic texts

 

Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text: Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate informational text.

Topic A: Comprehension of Informational Text 

Indicator 1: Apply comprehension skills by selecting, reading, and interpreting a variety of print and electronic informational texts

Indicator 4: Analyze important ideas and messages in informational

text

 

Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text: Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate literary texts.

            Topic A: Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 1: Apply comprehension skills by reading and analyzing a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts

Indicator 3: Analyze elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation

Indicator 4: Analyze important ideas and messages in literary texts

Indicator 8: Read critically to evaluate literary texts

 

Standard 4.0 Writing: Students will compose in a variety of modes by developing content, employing specific forms, and selecting language appropriate for a particular audience and purpose.

            Topic A: Writing

Indicator 1: Compose oral, written, and visual presentations that express personal ideas, inform, and persuade

Indicator 3: Compose texts using the revising and editing strategies of effective writers and speakers

Indicator 7: Locate, retrieve, and use information from various sources to accomplish a purpose