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Interactions

• Expression

  • Describe and contribute thoughts, feelings, and experiences and compare to those of their peers.

    • Describe observations, understandings, viewpoints, and perspectives

    • Compare and contrast observations, understandings, viewpoints, and perspectives that have been shared by others

      • Determine the author's point of view (7-D.1)

  • Defend and support ideas and opinions with evidence.

    • Discuss personal opinion and perspective using evidence

    • Explore difference of opinion, citing reasons based on personal experience

      • Identify counterclaims (7-L.5)

    • Use evidence to support, refute, and critique personal opinions and the opinions of others

      • Choose evidence to support a claim (7-L.2)

    • Communicate persuasively citing evidence free from generalizations and bias

      • Distinguish facts from opinions (7-L.1)

  • Summarize and present content to communicate facts, ideas, and opinions.

    • Select information that supports purpose

      • Choose evidence to support a claim (7-L.2)
      • Identify supporting details in informational texts (7-L.3)
      • Identify supporting details in literary texts (7-L.4)

    • Use language to support ideas and arguments

    • Select and use language to persuade audience

      • Which sentence is more formal? (7-C.2)
      • Positive and negative connotation (7-T.2)

  • Use language of harmony and respect self-monitoring and adjusting as appropriate.

    • Describe helpful, respectful, and equitable language

    • Use language that demonstrates consideration for the feelings of others

    • Use language that is not hurtful or offensive

    • Identify examples of prejudice, stereotyping, or bias in oral language and the negative effect on individuals and cultures

    • Use bias-free language

    • Use inclusive language that respects gender identity

    • Use language that demonstrates cultural sensitivity and respect

• Exchanges

  • Seek and respond to questions to clarify or explain ideas, concepts, problems and solutions.

    • Ask clarifying questions to help understand a question or a problem

    • Make personal connections when responding to provide clarity and understanding

    • Respond citing relevant information from a reliable source

      • Choose evidence to support a claim (7-L.2)
      • Identify supporting details in informational texts (7-L.3)
      • Identify supporting details in literary texts (7-L.4)

    • Ask questions that extend beyond a definitive answer

  • Give and respond to a variety of directions and instructions.

    • Give multi-step and increasingly complex instructions

    • Follow multi-step and increasingly complex instructions

    • Clarify processes, routines, and order of sequence or operation

  • Understand communication conventions for a diverse set of audiences.

    • Communicate with sensitivity and respect

    • Selects and uses language that reflects audience perspective, context, and purpose

      • Which sentence is more formal? (7-C.2)
      • Positive and negative connotation (7-T.2)

  • Respond personally and critically to a variety of text.

    • Respond to oral presentations and stories, and multimodal text, citing reactions, interpretations, and outstanding questions

    • Respond to oral presentations and stories and multimodal text, providing thoughts and opinions, citing evidence

  • Adjust interactions to reflect the situation, audience, and purpose.

    • Identify appropriate conventions for specific types of interactions

    • Use conversational conventions that are respectful of the needs, rights, and feelings of others

    • Engage in active listening

    • Communicate a next step or response to negotiate

• Reception

  • Critically reflect on the contributions of others.

    • Listen actively and attentively

    • Reflect on information shared by others for relevance to the topic

    • Recognize and follow the presenter's main ideas, supporting details and organizational structure

    • Consider and respect ideas from the speaker's point of view

      • Identify counterclaims (7-L.5)

    • Recognize that spoken language reveals values and attitudes such as bias, beliefs, and prejudice

    • Understand how language is used to influence and manipulate

      • Positive and negative connotation (7-T.2)