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Standard Identifier: WHST.6–8.4

Grade Range: 6–8
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing

Standard:
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Standard Identifier: WHST.6–8.5

Grade Range: 6–8
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: WHST.6–8.6

Grade Range: 6–8
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing

Standard:
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.

Standard Identifier: WHST.6–8.7

Grade Range: 6–8
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Standard:
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

Standard Identifier: WHST.6–8.8

Grade Range: 6–8
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Standard:
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources (primary and secondary), 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. CA

Standard Identifier: WHST.6–8.9

Grade Range: 6–8
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Standard:
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Standard Identifier: RL.7.1

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Standard Identifier: RL.7.10

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Standard:
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 scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Standard Identifier: RL.7.2

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RL.7.3

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

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