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Grade 7

• Critical Literacy

  • 7.CL.1
  • 7.CL.2
  • 7.CL.3
  • 7.CL.4
  • 7.CL.5
  • 7.CL.6
  • 7.CL.7
  • 7.CL.7.a
  • 7.CL.7.b
  • 7.CL.7.c
  • 7.CL.8
  • 7.CL.9

• Digital Literacy

  • 7.DL.10
  • 7.DL.11
  • 7.DL.12
  • 7.DL.13
  • 7.DL.14
  • 7.DL.15
  • 7.DL.16

• Language Literacy

  • 7.LL.17
  • 7.LL.17.b
  • 7.LL.17.c
  • 7.LL.18
  • 7.LL.19
  • 7.LL.21
  • 7.LL.21.a
  • 7.LL.21.b
  • 7.LL.21.c
  • 7.LL.22

• Standards

  • 7.R1
  • 7.R2
  • 7.R3
  • 7.R4
  • 7.R5
  • 7.R6

• Research Literacy

  • 7.RL.23
  • 7.RL.26
  • 7.RL.27
  • 7.RL.28
  • 7.RL.28.a

• VL

  • 7.VL.29
  • 7.VL.30
  • 7.VL.32
  • 7.VL.33

Alabama ELA Standard: 7.CL.1

Evaluate the contributions of informational text elements, including categories, point of view, purpose, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings, to develop central and supporting ideas.

Categorize and Re-Categorize Countries

Put these countries into groups. Then do it again. Then… do it one more time. How does re-re-grouping the same places reveal new patterns and give new insights?

Gr 1-8

Categorize and Re-Categorize Animals

Put these animals into groups. Then do it again. Then… do it one more time. How does re-re-grouping the same creatures reveal new patterns and give new insights?

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Contribuition

Pull on one thread and watch the whole topic move. Contribution asks: what single factor is quietly shaping everything else?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Depth and Complexity: 🏛️ Big Idea

Let’s get students thinking big and focusing on more abstract ideas.

Gr 1-8