http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/introduction-for-6-12/ (Adopted 2010)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.A
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.B
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.C
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.D
Establish and maintain a formal style.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.E
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 7 here.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
https://education.alaska.gov/standards/ (Adopted 2012)
Text Types and Purposes
Production and Distribution of Writing
Range of Writing
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/k-12standards/english-language-arts-standards/ (Adopted 2016)
Text Types and Purposes
7.W.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Production and Distribution of Writing
7.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
7.W.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
7.W.6 Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
7.W.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
7.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/florida-standards/ (Adopted 2014)
LAFS.7.W.1.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
LAFS.7.W.2.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.7.W.2.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
LAFS.7.W.2.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
LAFS.7.W.3.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
LAFS.7.W.3.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.7.W.3.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/englishlanguage-arts (Adopted 2014)
Writing Genres: Argumentative, Informative, and Narrative
7.W.3.1 Write arguments in a variety of forms that –
The Writing Process
7.W.4 Apply the writing process to –
Plan and develop; draft; revise using appropriate reference materials; rewrite; try a new approach; and edit to produce and strengthen writing that is clear and coherent, with some guidance and support from peers and adults.
https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/subject/literacy (Adopted 2012)
Text Types and Purposes
W.7.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible, sources and demonstrating and understanding of the topic or text.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
Establish and maintain a formal style.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Production and Distribution of Writing
W.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above)
W.7.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 7)
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.7.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of Writing
W.7.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
http://www.education.ne.gov/AcademicStandards/index.html (Adopted 2014)
LA 7.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 7.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 7.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to recursively generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, and answer questions.
LA 7.2.1.b Generate a draft that conveys complex ideas through analysis and use of organizational patterns that are suited to the purpose and intended audience, and includes a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the composition.
LA 7.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length and complexity.
LA 7.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 7.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 7.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 7.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 7.2.2 Writing Modes: Students will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 7.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, argumentative, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 7.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 7.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/2016/ela/ (Adopted 2016)
W.7.1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
W.7.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, voice and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
W.7.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
W.7.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
W.7.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-academic-standards#OC3ELA (Amended 2016)
Writing: Students will develop and strengthen writing by engaging in a recursive process that includes prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
7.2.W.1 Students will apply components of a recursive writing process for multiple purposes to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing.
7.2.W.2 Students will plan (e.g., outline) and prewrite a first draft as necessary.
7.2.W.3 Students will develop drafts by choosing an organizational structure (e.g., description, compare/contrast, sequential, problem/solution, cause/effect, etc.) and building on ideas in multi-paragraph essays.
7.2.W.4 Students will edit and revise multiple drafts for organization, transitions to improve coherence and meaning, using a consistent point of view.
7.2.W.5 Students will use resources to find correct spellings of words (e.g., word wall, vocabulary notebook, print and electronic dictionaries, and spell-check).
Writing: Students will write for varied purposes and audiences in all modes, using fully developed ideas, strong organization, well-chosen words, fluent sentences, and appropriate voice.
7.3.W.3 Students will introduce a claim and organize reasons and evidence, using credible sources.
7.3.W.4 Students will show relationships among the claim, reasons, and evidence.
Writing: Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.
7.4.W.1 Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing clearly.
7.4.W.2 Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.
Writing: Students will demonstrate command of Standard English grammar, mechanics, and usage through writing and other modes of communication.
7.5.W.1 Students will write using correct mechanics with a focus on commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, colons, and semi-colons.
7.5.W.2 Students will compose simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences and questions to signal differing relationships among ideas.
7.5.W.3 Students will use prepositional phrases and clauses (e.g., dependent and independent) in writing.
http://www.pdesas.org/standard/PACore (Amended 2014)
1.4 Writing - Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.
CC.1.4.7.M
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.
CC.1.4.7.N
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters.
CC.1.4.7.O
Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences, events, and/or characters; use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
CC.1.4.7.P
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically, using a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another; provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences and events.
CC.1.4.7.Q
Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of writing.
CC.1.4.7.R
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
CC.1.4.7.T
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
CC.1.4.7.X
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
http://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/english-language-arts/standards/ (Adopted 2015)
Fundamentals of Writing
Standard 1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Standard 6: Write independently, legibly, and routinely for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences over short and extended time frames.
https://www.tn.gov/education/instruction/academic-standards.html (Adopted 2017)
7.W.TTP.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
7.W.PDW.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
7.W.PDW.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
7.W.PDW.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to collaborate with others; link to and cite sources; type a complete product in a single sitting as defined in W.1-3.
7.W.RBPK.7 Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
7.W.RBPK.8 Integrate relevant and credible information from print and digital sources; quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
7.W.RBPK.9 Support interpretations, analyses, reflections, or research with evidence found in literature or informational texts, applying grade 7 standards for reading; assess whether the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
http://tea.texas.gov/curriculum/teks/ (Amended 2010)
http://www.doe.virginia.gov (Adopted 2010)
7.7 The student will write in a variety of forms to include narrative, expository, persuasive, and reflective with an emphasis on expository and persuasive writing.
a. Engage in writing as a recursive process.
b. Choose intended audience and purpose.
c. Use a variety of prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas.
d. Organize writing structure to fit form or topic.
e. Establish a central idea incorporating evidence, while maintaining an organized structure and a formal style.
f. Compose a thesis statement for persuasive writing that includes a position.
g. Clearly state a position and organize reasons and evidence, using credible sources.
h. Distinguish between fact and opinion to support a position.
i. Write multiparagraph compositions with elaboration and unity.
j. Use transition words and phrases within and between paragraphs.
k. Develop and modify the central idea, tone, and voice to fit the audience and purpose.
l. Expand and embed ideas by using modifiers, standard coordination, and subordination in complete sentences.
m. Use clauses and phrases for sentence variety.
n. Revise writing for clarity of content including specific vocabulary and information.
7.8 The student will self- and peer-edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.
a. Choose appropriate adjectives and adverbs to enhance writing.
b. Use pronoun-antecedent agreement to include indefinite pronouns.
c. Use subject-verb agreement with intervening phrases and clauses.
d. Edit for verb tense consistency and point of view.
e. Use quotation marks with dialogue and direct quotations.
f. Use correct spelling for commonly used words.