ELA.7.RML.1
PriorityStudents engage in research and inquiry by asking questions and seeking answers from information sources.
- a.Ask different types of questions, refining and asking new questions as understanding of the topic evolves.
- b.Generate ideas for how to initiate their search based on prior knowledge.
- c.Select and access a variety of relevant information sources, considering library collections and knowledgeable people, among other options.
- d.Select and use digital search tools effectively based on an understanding of the technologies that deliver results.
- e.Gather and organize relevant information using a variety of strategies.
- f.Synthesize new learning to use and/or share.
Common Core: W.7.7 W.7.8 W.7.9
ResourcesWIDAOSPI
WIDA language connections2
Argue · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing
ELD-LA.6-8.Argue.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grades 6-8
Interpret language arts arguments by…
- Evaluating relevance, sufficiency of evidence, and validity of reasoning that support claim(s)
Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing
ELD-LA.6-8.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grades 6-8
Interpret informational texts in language arts by…
- Identifying and/or summarizing main ideas and their relationship to supporting ideas
- Evaluating the impact of author’s key word choices over the course of a text
OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these
From OSPI
Smarter Balanced interim assessment
- Research: Evaluate Information and Sources
- Research Target 3, items 8, 9
- Research: Use Evidence
- Research Target 4, items 3, 5, 6, 7, 9