ELA.7.C.1.3 ELA.7.C.1.4 ELA.7.V.1.1 7.5.A* 7.5.B* 7.5.C 7.5.E 7.5.F 7.5.G 7.5.I* 7.6.A* 7.6.B 7.6.C 7.6.D 7.6.E* 7.6.F* 7.6.G* 7.6.H* 7.6.I* 7.7.A 7.7.B 7.7.C 7.7.D 7.8.B 7.8.C 7.8.D 7.8.E 7.8.F* 7.9.A 7.9.B 7.9.C 7.9.D 7.9.F

Responses to Text Prompts 7th Grade

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.A*
establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected text;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.B*
generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.C
make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.E
make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.F
make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.G
evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.I*
monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.A*
describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.B
write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.C
use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.D
paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.E*
interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.F*
respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.G*
discuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.H*
respond orally or in writing with appropriate register, vocabulary, tone, and voice;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.I*
reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.A
infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.B
analyze how characters' qualities influence events and resolution of the conflict;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.C
analyze plot elements, including the use of foreshadowing and suspense, to advance the plot;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.D
analyze how the setting influences character and plot development.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.B
analyze the effect of rhyme scheme, meter and graphical elements such as punctuation and capitalization in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.C
analyze how playwrights develop characters through dialogue and staging;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.D
analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including: the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence; features such as references or acknowledgements; and organizational patterns that support multiple topics, categories, and subcategories;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.E
analyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by: identifying the claim; explaining how the author uses various types of evidence and consideration of alternatives to support the argument; identifying the intended audience to the reader;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.F*
analyze characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.A
explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.B
analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.C
analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.D
describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.F
analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood, voice, and tone; NOTE: Voice and tone are not eligible for assessment until the 2021-2022 school year.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.7.C.1.3
Write and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, a logical organizational structure with varied transitions, and acknowledging at least one counterclaim
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.7.C.1.4
Write expository texts to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using relevant supporting details and a logical organizational pattern.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.7.V.1.1
Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.

Responses to Text Prompts

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.A*

establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected text;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.B*

generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.C

make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.E

make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.F

make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.G

evaluate details read to determine key ideas;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.5.I*

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.A*

describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.B

write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.C

use text evidence to support an appropriate response;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.D

paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.E*

interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.F*

respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.G*

discuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.H*

respond orally or in writing with appropriate register, vocabulary, tone, and voice;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.6.I*

reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.A

infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.B

analyze how characters' qualities influence events and resolution of the conflict;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.C

analyze plot elements, including the use of foreshadowing and suspense, to advance the plot;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.7.D

analyze how the setting influences character and plot development.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.B

analyze the effect of rhyme scheme, meter and graphical elements such as punctuation and capitalization in poems across a variety of poetic forms;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.C

analyze how playwrights develop characters through dialogue and staging;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.D

analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including: the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence; features such as references or acknowledgements; and organizational patterns that support multiple topics, categories, and subcategories;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.E

analyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by: identifying the claim; explaining how the author uses various types of evidence and consideration of alternatives to support the argument; identifying the intended audience to the reader;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.8.F*

analyze characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.A

explain the author's purpose and message within a text;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.B

analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.C

analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.D

describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.9.F

analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood, voice, and tone; NOTE: Voice and tone are not eligible for assessment until the 2021-2022 school year.

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.7.C.1.3

Write and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, a logical organizational structure with varied transitions, and acknowledging at least one counterclaim

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.7.C.1.4

Write expository texts to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using relevant supporting details and a logical organizational pattern.

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.7.V.1.1

Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.

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analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including:

the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence;

features such as references or acknowledgements; and

organizational patterns that support multiple topics, categories, and subcategories;

analyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:

identifying the claim;

explaining how the author uses various types of evidence and consideration of alternatives to support the argument;

identifying the intended audience to the reader;

analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood, voice, and tone;

NOTE: Voice and tone are not eligible for assessment until the 2021-2022 school year.