Grade 7
    3.3.2
    Spells accurately in final draft.
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    Uses spelling words and patterns from the previous grades.
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    Uses multiple strategies to spell.
    Examples:
    - homophones (e.g., principle and principal)
    - affixes (e.g., re-, post-, -ous, -ology)
    - Greek and Latin roots (e.g., telephone, chronologic, distract, persist)
    - Frequently misspelled words (e.g., occasion, recommendation, sincerely)
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    ses resources to correct own spelling.
    3.3.3
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    atting technical documents.
    tion.
    3.3.4
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    , however, was not impressed.).
    as (e.g., The Seahawks traveled to
    A.).
    e.g., re-elect).
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    Uses bullets in technical writing when applicable.
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    Uses resources to check punctuation.
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    Applies capitalization rules.
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    Uses capitalization rules from previous grad
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    Uses capitals correctly in an outline or list.
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    Uses consistent capitalization when form
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    Uses resources to check capitaliza
    Applies punctuation rules.
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    Uses punctuation rules from previous grades.
    Uses commas to separate an interrupter (e.g., The teacher
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    Uses semicolons to separate groups that contain comm
    Washington, D.C.; New York, NY; and Oakland, C
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    Uses the hyphen to prevent confusion (
    3.3.5
    Applies usage rules.
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    Applies usage rules from previous grades.
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    Uses adverbs vs. adjectives correctly.
    - correct: He ran well in the race.
    - incorrect: He ran good in the race.
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    Uses comparative and superlative adjective correctly.
    - correct: The ruby is harder than the emerald. The diamond is the hardest gem,
    - incorrect: The diamond is more harder than that ruby.
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    Uses parallel construction of elements in a list.
    - parallel: The lunchroom was immaculate: napkins in their holders, pop bottles in the
    recycle container, and trays in place for the next day.
    - not parallel: The lunchroom was immaculate: napkins were put away, pop bottles in
    the recycle bins, and neatly stacked trays.
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    Uses resources to check usage.
    3.3.6
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    ay use fragments in dialogue as appropriate.
    3.3.7
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    (e.g., designate by indentation or block format, skipping
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    ses stanzas and other textual markers (e.g., table of contents, title and subtitle, bullets).
    3.3.8
    ns.
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    Cites sources according to prescribed format.
    Uses complete sentences in writing.
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    Applies paragraph conventions.
    Uses paragraph conventions
    lines between paragraphs).
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    Applies conventional forms for citatio

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