Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.7.V.1.1
The Standard
Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students select precise academic words and use them correctly when speaking and writing. They adjust word choice to match the topic, purpose, and audience.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students use words such as analyze, contrast, and infer accurately in discussion and written responses. Their word choices fit the topic, sentence, audience, and purpose.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose long words without understanding them or use the wrong word form. They may also force too many academic words into one sentence or rely on vague words like “thing” and “good.”
How to Assess It
- After reading a short text, ask: “What claim does the author make, and which evidence is significant?” Students answer aloud and in two written sentences using claim, evidence, and significant.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Arrange word, definition, example, and nonexample cards into matching sets, then use each word in a sentence about the class text.
Discuss, “Which evidence best supports the author’s claim?” then write the answer using claim, evidence, and significant accurately.
Play a revision relay where teams replace vague words on sentence strips with precise academic words and explain each choice.
Highlight academic words in a school announcement, then rewrite one paragraph for a formal email to the principal.
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