Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.W.7.2.d: Select domain-specific vocabulary to use in writing about the topic.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • 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. a. Introduce a topic or thesis statement clearly, previewing what is to follow; 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. CA b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. c. Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal style. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can demonstrate an understanding that members of a category share at least one common characteristic by indicating specific members of the same category when given graphic examples of mixed categories of people, animals, objects, events, or conditions.

Distal Precursor

The student can draw conclusions or make generalizations about a familiar category of objects by indicating novel objects that belong to the category from a set of relevant and irrelevant objects.

Proximal Precursor

The student can recognize domain-specific words presented in an informative text after reading it.

Target

The student can select relevant, domain-specific words to use when writing about a topic.

Successor

The student can use domain-specific vocabulary when writing about a topic in an informative text.