IXL - Arizona seventh-grade ELA standards (2024)

7.L Language Standards

• Conventions of Standard English

  • 7.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

    • 7.L.1.a Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

      • Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? (7-DD.7)
      • Is it a phrase or a clause? (7-EE.1)
      • Identify appositives and appositive phrases (7-EE.2)
      • Identify dependent and independent clauses (7-EE.3)
      • Identify gerunds and their functions (7-KK.6)
      • Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases (7-KK.7)
      • Identify prepositional phrases (7-MM.1)

    • 7.L.1.b Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

      • Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? (7-EE.4)

    • 7.L.1.c Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.

      • Combine sentences using relative clauses (7-EE.5)
      • Misplaced modifiers with pictures (7-PP.1)
      • Select the misplaced or dangling modifier (7-PP.2)
      • Are the modifiers used correctly? (7-PP.3)

  • 7.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

    • 7.L.2.a Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.

      • Commas with coordinate adjectives (7-RR.4)

    • 7.L.2.b Use correct spelling.

      • Use the correct frequently confused word (7-S.1)
      • Correct errors with frequently confused words (7-S.2)
      • Use the correct hom*ophone (7-X.1)
      • Form and use plurals: review (7-FF.1)
      • Form the singular or plural possessive (7-FF.4)
      • Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns (7-FF.5)
      • Irregular past tense: review (7-KK.1)
      • Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives (7-LL.6)
      • Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs (7-LL.8)

• Knowledge of Language

  • 7.L.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

    • 7.L.3.a Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

      • Remove redundant words or phrases (7-R.3)
      • Describe the difference between related words (7-Y.1)
      • Positive and negative connotation (7-Y.2)

• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

  • 7.L.4 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.

    • 7.L.4.a Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).

      • Words with pre- (7-U.1)
      • Words with re- (7-U.2)
      • Words with sub- (7-U.3)
      • Words with mis- (7-U.4)
      • Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- (7-U.5)
      • Words with -ful (7-U.6)
      • Words with -less (7-U.7)
      • Words with -able and -ible (7-U.8)
      • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (7-V.1)
      • Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (7-V.2)
      • Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (7-V.3)
      • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (7-V.4)

    • 7.L.4.b 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.

      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (7-F.2)
      • Interpret figures of speech (7-F.4)
      • Which definition matches the sentence? (7-X.2)
      • Which sentence matches the definition? (7-X.3)
      • Find words using context (7-AA.1)
      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (7-AA.2)
      • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (7-AA.3)
      • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (7-AA.4)
      • Use academic vocabulary in context: informational (7-AA.5)
      • Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures (7-BB.1)

    • 7.L.4.c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

      • Use guide words (7-CC.2)
      • Use dictionary entries (7-CC.3)
      • Use dictionary definitions (7-CC.4)
      • Use thesaurus entries (7-CC.5)

    • 7.L.4.d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase.

  • 7.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

    • 7.L.5.a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, religious, and mythological allusions) in context.

      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (7-F.2)
      • Interpret figures of speech (7-F.4)
      • Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone (7-F.6)

    • 7.L.5.b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.

      • Choose the synonym (7-W.1)
      • Choose the antonym (7-W.2)
      • Analogies (7-Z.1)
      • Analogies: challenge (7-Z.2)
      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (7-AA.2)
      • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (7-AA.3)

    • 7.L.5.c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).

      • Revise the sentence using a stronger verb (7-P.3)
      • Describe the difference between related words (7-Y.1)
      • Positive and negative connotation (7-Y.2)

  • 7.L.6 Acquire 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.

    • Transitions with conjunctive adverbs (7-R.1)
    • Words with pre- (7-U.1)
    • Words with re- (7-U.2)
    • Words with sub- (7-U.3)
    • Words with mis- (7-U.4)
    • Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- (7-U.5)
    • Words with -ful (7-U.6)
    • Words with -less (7-U.7)
    • Words with -able and -ible (7-U.8)
    • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (7-V.1)
    • Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (7-V.2)
    • Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (7-V.3)
    • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (7-V.4)
    • Positive and negative connotation (7-Y.2)
    • Find words using context (7-AA.1)
    • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (7-AA.2)
    • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (7-AA.3)
    • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (7-AA.4)
    • Use academic vocabulary in context: informational (7-AA.5)
    • Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures (7-BB.1)