FAST ELA Grade 7 study plan

Annotate two short stories of 600-900 words each, marking where the narrator reveals character through dialogue, action, and inner thought

Distinguish first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient narration in five excerpts and justify each label with one quoted clue

Trace how a single character changes from opening to closing scene in one story, writing a three-sentence claim supported by two events

Define and apply the terms plot, conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution to one complete short story on a blank plot diagram you draw yourself

Identify the speaker (not the poet) in four poems and explain how you know from pronoun and perspective clues

Map rhyme scheme, line breaks, and stanza structure in three poems using letter notation (AABB, ABAB, free verse)

Explain how a metaphor, simile, and personification each shape meaning in a poem, citing the exact line for each

Compare tone in two poems on a similar subject and name the word choices that create the difference

Determine the meaning of ten unknown words in short-story context using surrounding sentences, then verify each guess against a dictionary

Explain how a recurring image or symbol in a story or poem contributes to theme, citing two appearances

Distinguish connotation from denotation for eight word pairs (for example, thin/slender, cheap/inexpensive) and describe the mood each creates

State a theme in one sentence and defend it with two pieces of textual evidence rather than a summary of plot

Identify the central idea of three informational articles and the two or three details that best support it

Distinguish fact from opinion and loaded language in an editorial, highlighting five examples and labeling each

Explain how an author structures a text (chronological, compare-contrast, problem-solution, cause-effect) and why that structure serves the purpose

Trace how one idea is developed across a whole article, noting what new information each section adds

Evaluate whether evidence in two argumentative passages is relevant and sufficient, and name one weakness in each argument

Interpret data or a process described in words within a science or history article and restate it accurately in your own words

Use Greek and Latin roots and affixes (for example, bene-, mal-, -cred-, -logy) to infer the meaning of eight academic words

Distinguish academic vocabulary used in test prompts (analyze, evaluate, contrast, summarize) and restate each prompt in plain language

Correct ten sentences containing dangling or misplaced modifiers and explain the fix in each

Combine choppy sentences into varied compound and complex sentences using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

Revise a paragraph to eliminate run-ons and fragments, then label every sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex

Apply commas, semicolons, and colons correctly in fifteen practice sentences and state the rule each use follows

Maintain consistent verb tense and pronoun-antecedent agreement across a rewritten paragraph

Write a timed 30-minute explanatory essay with a clear introduction, two body paragraphs with evidence, and a conclusion

Draft and revise an argumentative paragraph that states a claim, supplies two reasons, and answers one counterclaim

Evaluate three sources for credibility by checking author, date, and purpose, and record the findings in a source log

Quote and paraphrase the same passage correctly, using quotation marks and an in-text citation for each

Revise a draft for word choice and sentence variety, cutting at least three weak or repetitive sentences

Complete two full-length timed practice sets under test conditions and score them by domain

Re-teach your two weakest domains by writing a one-page summary of the skill and its common traps

Review every missed question from weeks 1-7 and categorize each error as misread, vocabulary gap, or rule gap

Rewrite three of your weakest earlier answers into full-credit responses using the rubric language