California Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Grade Seven:
Reading Standards for Literature:
R.L. 7.7: Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its
audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of
techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus
and angles in a film).
Reading Standards for Informational Text:
R.I. 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).
R.I. 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).
Writing Standards:
W. 7.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and
relevant evidence.
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.
W. 7.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and
well-structured event sequences.
Speaking and Listening Standards:
S.L. 7.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7
topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
clearly.
S.L. 7.2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in
diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain
how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
S.L. 7.5: Include multimedia components and visual displays in
presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
Reading Standards for Literature:
R.L. 7.7: Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its
audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of
techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus
and angles in a film).
Reading Standards for Informational Text:
R.I. 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).
R.I. 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).
Writing Standards:
W. 7.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and
relevant evidence.
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.
W. 7.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and
well-structured event sequences.
Speaking and Listening Standards:
S.L. 7.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7
topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
clearly.
S.L. 7.2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in
diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain
how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
S.L. 7.5: Include multimedia components and visual displays in
presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
Grade Eight:
Reading Standards for Literature:
R.L. 8.7: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a
story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating
the choices made by the director or actors.
Reading Standards for Informational Text:
R.I. 8.3: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions
between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or
categories).
R.I. 8.7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different
mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular
topic or idea.
Writing Standards:
W. 8.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and
relevant evidence.
W. 8.2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including career
development documents (e.g., simple business letters and job applications),
to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection,
organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W. 8.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and
well-structured event sequences.
Speaking and Listening Standards:
S.L. 8.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8
topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
clearly.
S.L. 8.2: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media
and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives
(e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
S.L. 8.3: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media
and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives
(e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
Reading Standards for Literature:
R.L. 8.7: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a
story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating
the choices made by the director or actors.
Reading Standards for Informational Text:
R.I. 8.3: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions
between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or
categories).
R.I. 8.7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different
mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular
topic or idea.
Writing Standards:
W. 8.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and
relevant evidence.
W. 8.2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including career
development documents (e.g., simple business letters and job applications),
to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection,
organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W. 8.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and
well-structured event sequences.
Speaking and Listening Standards:
S.L. 8.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8
topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
clearly.
S.L. 8.2: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media
and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives
(e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
S.L. 8.3: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media
and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives
(e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.