NY Next Generation ELA 7SL3

ELA7th GradeComprehension and Collaboration

The Standard

Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating for sound reasoning, and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students delineate a speaker’s argument and claims. They evaluate reasoning soundness and whether evidence is relevant and sufficient.
What Mastery Looks Like: The student maps the argument accurately and tests each reasoning step. The student explains whether evidence fits the claim and whether enough support is offered.
Common Misconceptions: Students may judge reasoning by agreement or speaker confidence. They may call one relevant example sufficient for a broad claim.
How to Assess It: Play a brief argument with one reasoning gap and limited evidence. Ask students to outline it and evaluate reasoning, relevance, and sufficiency.

Lesson moves

Diagram a recorded argument with claim, reasoning, evidence, gap, and sufficiency cards.
Ask students what additional evidence would adequately support the claim.
Play Spoken Argument Audit with short audio clips.
Evaluate reasoning in a recorded public statement about a local issue.

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