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ELA: Grade 7 - SPEAKING


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Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
    7.1.S.1

Prepare and give presentations on informational topics

    7.1.S.2

Contribute to group discussions by offering comments to clarify ideas and information

    7.1.S.3

Present information to address audience needs

    7.1.S.4

Present examples, definitions, and direct references to the text in support of ideas

    7.1.S.5

Connect, compare, and contrast ideas and information

    7.1.S.6

Use the conventions of the presentational format for panel discussions and mock trials

    7.1.S.7

Ask questions to clarify information

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Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
    7.2.S.1

Present interpretations and support them through specific references to the text

 
    7.2.S.2

Explain social, historical, and cultural features of literary text

    7.2.S.3

Present original literary texts, using language and text structures that are inventive; for example,

  • use conventions of the literary genre, such as story, poem, and play
  • use an introduction that catches and excites the interest of the listener
    •     7.2.S.4

    Ask and respond to questions to clarify an interpretation or response to literary texts and performances

    		 
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    Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
        7.3.S.1

    Express opinions or judgments about information, ideas, opinions, themes, and experiences

        7.3.S.2

    Use an organizational format (e.g., question/answer, compare/contrast, and cause/effect) so that ideas and information are clear

        7.3.S.3

    State a hypothesis and predict possible outcomes

    		 
        7.3.S.4

    Present content, using strategies designed for the audience and purpose

        7.3.S.5

    Present a subject from one or more perspectives

    		 
        7.3.S.6

    Credit sources of information and opinions accurately in presentations and handouts, with assistance

        7.3.S.7

    Ask and respond to questions to clarify an opinion or judgment

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    Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
        7.4.S.1

    Respect the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the listener

        7.4.S.2

    Provide feedback by asking questions

        7.4.S.3

    Use courtesy; for example, avoid sarcasm, ridicule, dominating the conversation, and interrupting

        7.4.S.4

    Use culture-specific language, jargon, and colloquialisms appropriate to the purpose and the listener

        7.4.S.5

    Adopt conventions of email to establish friendly tone in electronic-based social communication

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    Literacy Competencies
        7.LC.S.1

    Speaking
    Speak in grammatically correct sentences, communicating ideas in an organized and coherent manner

    		 
        7.LC.S.2

    Speaking
    Use appropriate and precise vocabulary to convey ideas effectively

    		 
        7.LC.S.3

    Speaking
    Ask probing questions to elicit information, including evidence to support the speaker’s claims and conclusions

        7.LC.S.4

    Speaking
    Use a variety of speaking techniques (e.g., adjusting tone, volume, and tempo; enunciating; and making eye contact) to make effective presentations

        7.LC.S.5

    Speaking
    Participate actively and productively in group discussions

        7.LC.S.6

    Speaking
    Organize information to achieve particular purposes and to appeal to the background and interests of the audience, with logic and coherence, when making presentations

     
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