OH- Ohio Curriculum Models
Grade : Grade Seven
Subject: Language Arts Education
Area: Reading
Strand / Goal : Meaning Construction
Standard 2:
synthesize and analyze information from a number of resources to broaden
understanding of a topic, theme, or subject
Standard 6:
recognize authors’ attitudes (bias/slant) toward a subject
Standard 8:
respond to texts on an individual and group basis, connecting new concepts/ideas
to prior knowledge
Strand / Goal : Application
Standard 5:
integrate reading with listening, viewing, speaking, and writing experiences
Standard 6:
expand the use of reference sources and materials for gathering appropriate
information
Strand / Goal : Multidisciplinary
Standard 5:
extend and enrich reading experiences through technology and multimedia
activities
Area: Writing
Strand / Goal : Structure
Standard 2:
use a variety of organizational structures involving narrative, persuasive,
expository, transactional, poetic, and expressive writing
Standard 3:
adapt vocabulary to audience
Standard 4:
edit pieces of writing (conferencing strategies, teacher/peer editing
strategies) independently and with teacher assistance
Standard 5:
use correct writing mechanics in the final draft
a. complete sentences
b. capitalization, punctuation, spelling
c. subject–verb agreement
d. standard forms of nouns and verbs
Strand / Goal : Meaning Construction
Standard 1:
demonstrate a knowledge of the writing process
Standard 3:
write on prompted topics demonstrating a sense of flow, organization, and
clarity of thought
Standard 4:
analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources in order to produce a
piece of writing that demonstrates expansion of a concept
Standard 5:
monitor writing to determine if meaning is clear and purpose is achieved
independently and with teacher assistance
Standard 6:
review writing to clarify and extend meaning
Standard 7:
write in response to fiction and nonfiction
Strand / Goal : Multidisciplinary
Standard 2:
develop concepts in content areas through writing
Standard 3:
extend awareness of historical perspectives through writing
Standard 4:
extend the use of the writing process, writing strategies, and study skills to
all content areas
Standard 6:
extend and enrich writing experiences through technology
Area: Listening/Visual Literacy
Strand / Goal : Structure
Standard 1:
view various types of media
Standard 4:
expand vocabulary through listening and viewing
Strand / Goal : Meaning Construction
Standard 3:
reconstruct for clarification, with increasing independence, meaning gained from
assigned listening/viewing activities into another form of communication
Strand / Goal : Application
Standard 3:
select relevant information while listening and viewing
Standard 4:
be actively engaged in listening
Standard 5:
use a variety of technology and media to solve problems and/or make decisions
Standard 6:
integrate listening/viewing with reading, writing, and speaking
Strand / Goal : Multidisciplinary
Standard 2:
broaden concepts/ideas by listening to peers
Area: Oral Communication
Strand / Goal : Structure
Standard 1:
alter speaking styles according to purpose and audience
Standard 4:
compare/contrast effective models of speaking techniques
Standard 5:
select and extend appropriate vocabulary according to audience and purpose
Strand / Goal : Meaning Construction
Standard 1:
clarify understanding through peer discussion
Standard 2:
organize with increasing independence information to prepare for oral
communication
Standard 3:
broaden ideas and concepts through oral communication
Standard 4:
use audience reaction to determine if meaning is clear when speaking in
large–group situations
Strand / Goal : Application
Standard 3:
integrate speaking with reading, writing, and listening/ viewing experiences
Strand / Goal : Multidisciplinary
Standard 1:
participate in large–group oral language activities that focus on common
interests or themes
Standard 2:
discuss reading and writing in whole–class activities
Standard 3:
use technology to evaluate speaking effectiveness
Subject: Social Studies Education
Strand / Goal : American Heritage
Standard 4:
utilize historical resources
A. portray the chronology of an historical narrative
B. identify the central question(s) an historical narrative attempts to address
and summarize the conclusions presented
C. identify the elements of an argument put forth in an historical narrative
D. differentiate between historical facts and historical interpretations and
acknowledge that the two are related
Standard 5:
assess the validity of historical narratives
A. examine historical documents to test claims and conclusions in historical
narratives
B. obtain historical data from eyewitness accounts and compare sources to
determine consistency and evaluate completeness
Standard 6:
identify significant historical developments and explain their importance
Subject: Comprehensive Arts Education
Strand / Goal 2: Personal Expression
and Production/ Performance: Communicating Through the Arts
Standard b:
Communicate information about an idea or event through one or more arts forms.
Standard c:
Interpret an idea or event through one or more arts forms.