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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Compare and contrast a story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.…
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Craft and Structure.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
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Craft and Structure.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
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Craft and Structure.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other re…
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Key Ideas and Details.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
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Key Ideas and Details.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffol…
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Key Ideas and Details.
- 7th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Reading for Literature
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Research to Build and Present Knowledge.
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.
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Research to Build and Present Knowledge.
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and qu…
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Research to Build and Present Knowledge.
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focus…
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Production and Distribution of Writing.
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
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Production and Distribution of Writing.
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new appro…
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Production and Distribution of Writing.
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.