Alabama 7th Grade Reading Standards for Business
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 7th Grade Reading Standards for Business.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RI1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Introducing Sources
Use these writing templates to practice introducing sources.
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
Marking a Text
Identify, circle and underline essential ideas in a text.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
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Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
WH Organizer
Answer six questions that help provide basic information about a person, an event, or an idea.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RI2
Determine two or more central ideas in a text
and analyze their development over the course
of the text; provide an objective summary of the
text.
Expanding Summary
Write about the main ideas in a text, adding more information with each new summary.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Source Summary
Summarize an author's argument/main ideas, key supporting details, text structure, and purpose.
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Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RI3
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).
Analyzing Text Structure
Analyze how sentences and paragraphs are structured to communicate an idea.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Keep track of cause and effect relationships in a text.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
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Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Craft and Structure
RI4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases
as they are used in a text, including figurative,
connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the
impact of a specific word choice on meaning and
tone.
Analyzing Diction and Tone
Examine the words an author uses in a text to identify his/her tone.
Analyzing Rhetorical Devices
Analyze rhetorical devices in a written or spoken text.
Critical Concepts
Record concepts that are essential to the message of a text.
Evaluating Rhetorical Devices
Evaluate the rhetorical decisions (devices) a speaker/writer makes in a text.
Understanding Vocabulary in Context
Use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
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Writing about Rhetorical Devices
Effectively write about rhetorical and literary devices with our IDEA Method.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RI5
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize
a text, including how the major sections
contribute to the whole and to the development
of the ideas.
Analyzing Text Structure
Analyze how sentences and paragraphs are structured to communicate an idea.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
RI6
Determine an author’s point of view or
purpose in a text and analyze how the author
distinguishes his or her position from that of
others.
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
Analyzing Author's Point of View
Read deeply to understand how personal experience and beliefs influence an author's point of view.
Analyzing Author's Purpose
Read deeply to understand how context, experience, and topic of a text reveals an author's purpose and point of view.
Analyzing Diction and Tone
Examine the words an author uses in a text to identify his/her tone.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI7
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).
Analyzing Advertisements
Analyze advertisement to better understand persuasive techniques.
Analyzing Data
Analyze and interpret data in informational texts.
Analyzing Visuals
Analyze visuals in a text to better understand content and author's purpose.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the credibility of print and online sources.
RI8
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific
claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning
is sound and the evidence is relevant and
sufficient to support the claims.
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
Analyzing Evidence
Identify evidence in a text and analyze how it is used.
Analyzing Rhetorical Devices
Analyze rhetorical devices in a written or spoken text.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Argument Poster
Visually represent the main ideas or central argument in a text.
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Evaluating Evidence
Evaluate the effectiveness of a speaker/writer's evidence or supporting details.
Evaluating Rhetorical Devices
Evaluate the rhetorical decisions (devices) a speaker/writer makes in a text.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Marking a Text
Identify, circle and underline essential ideas in a text.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Synthesizing Claims
Synthesize claims in a text in order to understand an author's central claim.
