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Kayle Elliott, Aundrea Malatesta, Abraham Thao, Shawn-Michael Peticos
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CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.
7.2a
Organize ideas,
concepts, and
information, using
strategies such as
definition,
classification,
comparison/contrast,
and cause/effect;
include formatting
(e.g., headings),
graphics (e.g., charts,
tables), and
multimedia when
useful to aiding
comprehension.
7.RP.2.A
Decide whether
two quantities are
in proportional
relationship, e.g.,
by testing for
equivalent ratios
in a table or
graphing on a
coordinate plane
and observing
whether the
graph is a straight
line through the
origin.
7.H.1.1
Construct
charts, graphs,
and historical
narratives to
explain
particular
events or
issues over
time.
7.P.1.3
Illustrate the motion
of an object using a
graph to show a
change in position
over a period of
time.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.1
Cite several pieces of
textual evidence to
support analysis of
what the text says
explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
the text.
7.EE.2
Understand that
rewriting an
expression in
different forms in
a problem
context can shed
light on the
problem and how
the quantities in
it are related.
7.H.1.2
Summarize the
literal meaning
of historical
documents in
order to
establish
context.
7.L.2.2
Infer patterns of
heredity using
information from
Punnett squares and
pedigree analysis.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.1
Cite several pieces of
textual evidence to
support analysis of
what the text says
explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
the text.
7.EE.2
Understand that
rewriting an
expression in
different forms in
a problem
context can shed
light on the
problem and how
the quantities in
it are related.
7.E.1.1
Explain how
competition for
resources
affects the
economic
relationship
among nations
(e.g.
colonialism,
imperialism,
globalization
7.L.2.2
Infer patterns of
heredity using
information from
Punnett squares and
pedigree analysis.
7.P.1.4
Interpret distance
versus time graphs
for constant speed
and variable motion.
and
interdependenc
e).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.
7.9
Draw evidence from
literary or
informational texts to
support analysis,
reflection, and
research.
7.SP.A.1
Understand that
statistics can be
used to gain
information
about a
population by
examining a
sample of the
population;
generalizations
about a
population from a
sample are valid
only if the
sample is
representative of
that population.
Understand that
random sampling
tends to produce
representative
samples and
support valid
inferences.
7.H.1.3
Use primary
and secondary
sources to
interpret
various
historical
perspectives.
7.L.2.2
Infer patterns of
heredity using
information from
Punnett squares and
pedigree analysis.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.
7.3
Analyze the
interactions between
individuals, events,
and ideas in a text
(e.g., how ideas
influence individuals
or events, or how
individuals influence
ideas or events).
7.SP.B.4
Use measures of
center and
measures of
variability for
numerical data
from random
samples to draw
informal
comparative
inferences about
two populations.
7.H.2.1
Analyze the
effects of
social,
economic,
military and
political
conflict among
nations,
regions, and
groups (e.g.
war, genocide,
imperialism
and
colonization).
7.P.1.2
Explain the effects
of balanced and
unbalanced forces
acting on an object
(including friction,
gravity and
magnets).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.
7.1
Write arguments to
support claims with
clear reasons and
7.SP.B.3
Informally assess
the degree of
visual overlap of
7.H.2.2
Evaluate the
effectiveness
of cooperative
relevant evidence.
two numerical
data distributions
with similar
variabilities,
measuring the
difference
between the
centers by
expressing it as a
multiple of a
measure of
variability
efforts and
consensus
building
among nations,
regions, and
groups (e.g.
Humanitarian
efforts, United
Nations, World
Health
Organization,
Non
Governmental
Organizations,
European
Union and
Organization
of American
States).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.
7.3
Analyze the
interactions between
individuals, events,
and ideas in a text
(e.g., how ideas
influence individuals
or events, or how
individuals influence
ideas or events).
7.EE.B.4a
Solve word
problems leading
to equations of
the form px + q=
r and p(x + q) = r,
where p, q, and r
are specific
rational numbers.
7.H.2.3
Explain how
increased
global
interaction
accelerates the
pace of
innovation in
modern
societies (e.g.
advancements
in
transportation,
communication
networks and
business
practices).
7.P.2.1
Explain how kinetic
and potential energy
contribute to the
mechanical energy
of an object.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.2
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.
7.RP.A.2a
Decide whether
two quantities are
in a proportional
relationship, e.g.,
by testing for
equivalent ratios
in a table or
graphing on a
coordinate plane
and observing
whether the
7.H.2.4
Analyze the
economic,
political, and
social impacts
of
disease (e.g.
smallpox,
malaria,
bubonic
plague, AIDS
and
7.E.1.5
Explain the
influence of
convection global
winds and the jet
stream on weather
and climatic
conditions.
graph is a straight
line through the
origin.
avian flu) in
modern
societies.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.
7.3
Analyze the
interactions between
individuals, events,
and ideas in a text
(e.g., how ideas
influence individuals
or events, or how
individuals influence
ideas or events).
7.EE.B.3
Solve multi-step
real-life and
mathematical
problems posed
with positive and
negative rational
numbers in any
form (whole
numbers,
fractions, and
decimals), using
tools
strategically.
Apply properties
of operations to
calculate with
numbers in any
form; convert
between forms as
appropriate; and
assess the
reasonableness of
answers using
mental
computation and
estimation
strategies.
7.G.1.1
Explain how
environmental
conditions and
human
response to
those
conditions
influence
modern
societies
and regions
(e.g. natural
barriers,
scarcity of
resources and
factors that
influence
settlement).
7.E.1.2
Explain how the
cycling of water in
and out of the
atmosphere and
atmospheric
conditions relate to
the weather patterns
on Earth.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.
7.2
Write
informative/explanator
y texts to examine a
topic and convey
ideas, concepts, and
information through
the selection,
organization, and
analysis of relevant
content.
7.EE.A.2
Understand that
rewriting an
expression in
different forms in
a problem
context can shed
light on the
problem and how
the quantities in
it are related.
7.G.1.2
Explain how
demographic
trends (e.g.
population
growth
and decline,
push/pull
factors and
urbanization)
lead to
conflict,
negotiation,
and
compromise in
modern
societies
7.P.2.4
Explain how simple
machines such as
inclined planes,
pulleys, levers and
wheel and axles are
used to create
mechanical
advantage and
increase efficiency.
and regions.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.1
Cite several pieces of
textual evidence to
support analysis of
what the text says
explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
the text.
7.G.B.6
Solve real-world
and mathematical
problems
involving area,
volume and
surface area of
two- and threedimensional
objects composed
of triangles,
quadrilaterals,
polygons, cubes,
and right prisms.
7.G.1.3
Explain how
natural
disasters (e.g.
flooding,
earthquakes,
monsoons and
tsunamis),
preservation
efforts and
human
modification of
the
environment
(e.g. recycling,
planting
trees,
deforestation,
pollution,
irrigation
systems and
climate
change) affect
modern
societies and
regions.
7.E.1.6
Conclude that the
good health of
humans requires:
monitoring the
atmosphere,
maintaining air
quality stewardship.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.
7.2a
Organize ideas,
concepts, and
information, using
strategies such as
definition,
classification,
comparison/contrast,
and cause/effect;
include formatting
(e.g., headings),
graphics (e.g., charts,
tables), and
multimedia when
useful to aiding
comprehension.
7.G.A.2
Draw (freehand,
with ruler and
protractor, and
with technology)
geometric shapes
with given
conditions. Focus
on constructing
triangles from
three measures of
angles or sides,
noticing when the
conditions
determine a
unique triangle,
more than one
triangle, or no
triangle.
7.G.2.1
Construct
maps, charts,
and graphs to
explain data
about
geographic
phenomena
(e.g. migration
patterns and
population and
resource
distribution
patterns).
7.P.1.3
Illustrate the motion
of an object using a
graph to show a
change in position
over a period of
time.
CCSS.ELA-
Conduct short
7.RP.A.2b
Identify the
7.G.2.2
Use maps,
7.P.1.4
Interpret distance
Literacy.W.
7.7
research projects to
answer a question,
drawing on several
sources and generating
additional related,
focused questions for
further research and
investigation.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.1
Cite several pieces of
textual evidence to
support analysis of
what the text says
explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
the text.
constant of
proportionality
(unit rate) in
tables, graphs,
equations,
diagrams, and
verbal
descriptions of
proportional
relationships.
charts, graphs,
geographic
data and
available
technology
tools (i.e. GPS
and GIS
software) to
interpret
and draw
conclusions
about social,
economic, and
environmental
issues in
modern
societies and
regions.
7.E.1.2
Explain the
implications of
economic
decisions in
national
and
international
affairs (e.g.
OPEC,
NAFTA, G20,
WTO,
EU and
economic
alliances).
versus time graphs
for constant speed
and variable motion.
7.E.1.3
Explain the
relationship between
the movement of air
masses, high and
low pressure
systems, and frontal
boundaries to storms
(including
thunderstorms,
hurricanes, and
tornadoes) and other
weather conditions
that may result.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.
7.2
Write informative/
explanatory texts to
examine a topic and
convey ideas,
concepts, and
information through
the selection,
organization, and
analysis of relevant
content.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.
7.3
Analyze the
interactions between
individuals, events,
and ideas in a text
(e.g., how ideas
influence individuals
or events, or how
individuals influence
ideas or events).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL
.7.2
Analyze the main
ideas and supporting
details presented in
diverse media and
7.EE.B.3
Solve multi-step
real-life and
mathematical
problems posed
with positive and
negative rational
numbers in any
form (whole
numbers,
fractions, and
decimals), using
tools
strategically.
Apply properties
of operations to
calculate with
numbers in any
form; convert
between forms as
appropriate; and
assess the
reasonableness of
answers using
mental
computation and
estimation
strategies.
7.E.1.3
Summarize the
main
characteristics
of various
economic
systems (e.g.
capitalism,
socialism,
communism;
market,
mixed,
command and
traditional
economies).
7.L.1.3
Summarize the
hierarchical
organization of
multi-cellular
organisms from cells
to tissues to organs
to systems to
organisms.
7.E.1.4
Explain how
personal
financial
decisionmaking
impacts
quality of life
(e.g. credit,
savings,
investing,
borrowing
and giving).
7.L.2.1
Explain why
offspring that result
from sexual
reproduction
(fertilization and
meiosis) have
greater variation
than offspring that
result from asexual
reproduction
(budding and
mitosis).
7.C&G.1.
1
Summarize the
ideas that have
shaped
political
7.L.1.4
Summarize the
general functions of
the major systems of
the human body
formats (e.g., visually,
quantitatively, orally)
and explain how the
ideas clarify a topic,
text, or issue under
study.
thought in
various
societies and
regions (e.g.
Enlightenment
and
Scientific
Revolution,
democracy,
communism
and
socialism).
(digestion,
respiration,
reproduction,
circulation, and
excretion) and ways
that these systems
interact with each
other to sustain life.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.
7.3
Analyze the
interactions between
individuals, events,
and ideas in a text
(e.g., how ideas
influence individuals
or events, or how
individuals influence
ideas or events).
7.SP.A.2
Use data from a
random sample to
draw inferences
about a
population with
an unknown
characteristic of
interest. Generate
multiple samples
(or simulated
samples) of the
same size to
gauge the
variation in
estimates or
predictions.
7.C&G.1.
2
Evaluate how
the Western
concept of
democracy has
influenced the
political ideas
of modern
societies.
7.E.1.4
Predict weather
conditions and
patterns based on
information obtained
from:
-Weather data
collected from direct
observations and
measurement (wind
speed and direction,
air temperature,
humidity and air
pressure
-Weather maps,
satellites and radar
-Cloud shapes and
types and associated
elevation.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.
7.7
Compare and contrast
a text to an audio,
video, or multimedia
version of the text,
analyzing each
medium’s portrayal of
the subject (e.g., how
the delivery of a
speech affects the
impact of the words).
7.SP.B.4
Use measures of
center and
measures of
variability for
numerical data
from random
samples to draw
informal
comparative
inferences about
two populations
7.C&G.1.
3
Compare the
requirements
for (e.g. age,
gender, legal
and
economic
status) and
responsibilities
of citizenship
under
various
governments in
modern
societies (e.g.
voting, taxes
and military
7.L.1.1
Compare the
structures and life
functions of singlecelled organisms
that carry out all of
the basic functions
of life including:
-Euglena
-Amoeba
-Paramecium
-Volvox
service).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.9
Compare and contrast
a fictional portrayal of
a time, place, or
character and a
historical account of
the same period as a
means of
understanding how
authors of fiction use
or alter history.
7.SP.B.3
Informally assess
the degree of
visual overlap of
two numerical
data distributions
with similar
variabilities,
measuring the
difference
between the
centers by
expressing it as a
multiple of a
measure of
variability
7.C&G.1.
4
Compare the
sources of
power and
governmental
authority
in various
societies (e.g.
monarchs,
dictators,
elected
officials, antigovernmental
groups and
religious,
political
factions).
7.L.1.2
Compare the
structures and
functions of plant
and animal cells,
including major
organelles (cell
membrane, cell wall,
nucleus,
chloroplasts,
mitochondria, and
vacuoles.)
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.2
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.
7.EE.B.4a
Solve word
problems leading
to equations of
the form px + q=
r and p(x + q) = r,
where p, q, and r
are specific
rational numbers.
Solve equations
of these forms
fluently.
Compare an
algebraic solution
to an arithmetic
solution,
identifying the
sequence of the
operations used
in each approach.
7.C.1.1
Explain how
culture unites
and divides
modern
societies
and regions
(e.g.
enslavement of
various
peoples, caste
system,
religious
conflict and
Social
Darwinism).
7.P.2.2
Explain how energy
can be transformed
from one form to
another (specifically
potential energy and
kinetic energy) using
a model or diagram
of a moving object
(roller coaster,
pendulum, or cars on
ramps as examples).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.R
L.7.3
Analyze how
particular elements of
a story or drama
interact (e.g., how
setting shapes the
characters or plot).
7.SP.B.4
Use measures of
center and
measures of
variability for
numerical data
from random
samples to draw
informal
comparative
7.C.1.2
Explain how
cultural
expressions
(e.g. art,
literature,
architecture
and music)
influence
modern
7.L.2.3
Explain the impact
of the environment
and lifestyle choices
on biological
inheritance (to
include common
genetic diseases) and
survival.
inferences about
two populations.
society.