Pine City Junior Senior High School Career and College Readiness Core Standards Grade 7 Benchmarks Course: American History-Grade 7 Teacher: Jason Rademacher
Anchor Standard 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn form the text.
Benchmark (Informational Text) Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Classroom Applications of Standard/Benchmark *Daily group and individual reading of the textbook-"A History of the United States"-2014 edition.
*Group and individual assignments in each unit that cover the topics of: Evaluating accuracy of statements, Relating cause and effect, Identifying key terms, Observing for details, Primary source documents, Map exercises and Review materials. Anchor Standard 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Benchmark (Informational Text) 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.
Classroom Applications of Standard/Benchmark *Daily group and individual reading of the textbook-" A History of the Unites States"-2014 edition. *Group and individual assignments in each unit that cover the topics of: Evaluating accuracy of statements, Relating cause and effect, Identifying key terms, Observing for details, Primary source documents, map exercises and review materials.
Anchor Standard 3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Benchmark (Informational Text) Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
Classroom Applications of Standard/Benchmark *Primary Source readings in each unit that cover such topics as: Revolutionary War, Constitutional Convention and Westward Expansion.
Anchor Standard 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text; including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning and tone.
Benchmark (Informational Text) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Classroom Applications of Standard/Benchmark *Vocabulary learning strategies in each unit during the school year. **Teacher lead lecture—drill and practice----classroom games and review.
Anchor Standard 5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Benchmark (Informational Text) Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
Classroom Applications of Standard/Benchmark *RAPT Reading Strategy to note headings, bold print and subtitles.
Anchor Standard 6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Benchmark (Informational Text) Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text, analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Classroom Applications of Standard/Benchmark *Daily analysis of political cartoons. *Current Event Newspaper assignments.
Anchor Standard 7. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Benchmark (Informational Text) 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.