Alabama 7th Grade Speaking and Listening Standards for Business
LiteracyTA provides speaking and listening skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 7th Grade Speaking and Listening 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 speaking and listening standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics,
texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and
expressing their own clearly.
Collaboration Pie
Make five appointments in class to mix up pair-share groups.
I Know/You Know
Share what you know about a concept or idea with others in class.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Peer Review Groups
Work in small groups to edit and revise student writing.
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Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
Story Summary Poster
Visually represent the main message or central theme in a story.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Vocabulary Skits
Perform skits as a way to learn and review new vocabulary.
SL2
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
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
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.
Argument Poster
Visually represent the main ideas or central argument in a text.
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Avenue Notes
Use a note taking system that promotes active learning and higher level thinking.
Evaluating Evidence
Evaluate the effectiveness of a speaker/writer's evidence or supporting details.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the credibility of print and online sources.
High 5 Presentation
Build a professional presentation with confidence.
Integrating Sources
Use these templates to practice integrating sources into your writing.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Synthesizing Sources
Analyze and synthesize two or more sources in order to create new knowledge.
SL3
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific
claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning
and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
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.
Analyzing Evidence
Identify evidence in a text and analyze how it is used.
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Analyzing Rhetorical Devices
Analyze rhetorical devices in a written or spoken text.
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.
Writing about Rhetorical Devices
Effectively write about rhetorical and literary devices with our IDEA Method.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
SL4
Present claims and findings, emphasizing
salient points in a focused, coherent manner
with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and
examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate
volume, and clear pronunciation.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
High 5 Presentation
Build a professional presentation with confidence.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
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Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
SL5
Include multimedia components and visual
displays in presentations to clarify claims and
findings and emphasize salient points.
SL6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks,
demonstrating command of formal English when
indicated or appropriate. (See grade 7 Language
standards 1 and 3 on page 52 for specific
expectations.)
Collaboration Pie
Make five appointments in class to mix up pair-share groups.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
Exploring Ideas Through Writing
Write for a brief amount of time about a subject/topic.
High 5 Presentation
Build a professional presentation with confidence.
I Know/You Know
Share what you know about a concept or idea with others in class.
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Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Peer Review Groups
Work in small groups to edit and revise student writing.
Quickwrite
Write for a brief amount of time about a subject/topic.
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.
Vocabulary Skits
Perform skits as a way to learn and review new vocabulary.
