ELA-07.L.01.b

7th Grade ELA Targeted Standards
(L) Language Strand
Cluster: Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA-07.L.01b  Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can identify conventions of grammar related to sentence structure with few if any errors.
  • I can understand sentence structure and choose writing strategies to create sentences.
  • I can identify appropriate conventions of sentence structure; i.e. simple, compound sentences, fragments, run-ons, and declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory.
  • I can identify various types of sentences. i.e. simple, compound, complex.
  • I can identify sentence structures.
  • I can punctuate and capitalize correctly.

Reasoning Targets

  • I can analyze and classify conventions of grammar.
  • I can distinguish between different types of sentences. i.e., simple, compound, complex.

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can show understanding of clauses and phrases.
  • I can vary sentence structure.
  • I can use correct conventions of grammar to create effective sentences.
  • I can use simple and compound sentences.
  • I can assemble examples of the different types of sentences. i.e., simple, compound, complex.
  • I can write using the three types of sentences ie. simple, compound, complex.
  • I can use correct capitalization in my writing.
  • I can punctuate correctly.

Product Targets

  • I can produce a piece of writing that uses correct conventions of grammar and usage.
  • I can write the four sentence types and punctuate correctly; i.e. declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory.
  • I can write a variety of examples of each sentence type. i.e., simple, compound, complex.
  • I can construct simple, compound and complex sentences.

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