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English Language Arts
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.7: GRADE 7
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1c Cite details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2a Identify two main ideas/central ideas in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1c Cite details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2a Identify two main ideas/central ideas in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1c Cite details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2a Identify two main ideas/central ideas in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1a Identify the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how major sections and text features contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how text features or sections fit into the text structure.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Analyze the structure of the text through evaluation of the author’s use of graphics, charts. and the major sections of the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1a Identify the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how major sections and text features contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how text features or sections fit into the text structure.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1a Identify the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how major sections and text features contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how text features or sections fit into the text structure.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.GCompare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g. how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).
Standard - CC.1.2.7.HEvaluate an author’s argument, reasoning, and specific claims for the soundness of the argument and the relevance of the evidence.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that supports the argumentor claim.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2 Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences with details selected in two texts by different authors about the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.IAnalyze how two or more authors present and interpret facts on the same topic.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that supports the argumentor claim.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2 Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences with details selected in two texts by different authors about the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.JAcquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.KDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.LRead and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
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