Rattlesnake Hunt by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

GA Performance Standards

ELA7R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a
warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational
texts.
For informational texts, the student reads and comprehends in order to
develop understanding and expertise and produces evidence of reading that:
a. Analyzes common textual features to obtain information (e.g., paragraphs,
topic sentences, concluding sentences, introduction, conclusion, footnotes,
index, bibliography).
b. Identifies and uses knowledge of common graphic features to draw conclusions and make judgments (e.g., graphic organizers, diagrams, captions, illustrations).
c. Applies knowledge of common organizational structures and patterns (i.e.,
logical order, cause and effect relationships, comparison and contrast, transitions).
d. Recognizes and traces the development of the author�s argument for and against an issue.
e. Identifies evidence used to support an argument.
f. Understands and explains the use of a simple device by following technical
directions.

ELA7RC4 The student establishes a context for information acquired by reading
across subject areas. The student
a. Explores life experiences related to subject area content.
b. Discusses in both writing and speaking how certain words and concepts relate
to multiple subjects.
c. Determines strategies for finding content and contextual meaning for unfamiliar
words or concepts.

ELA7W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres.
The student produces technical writing (business correspondence: memoranda, emails, letters of inquiry, letters of complaint, instructions and procedures, lab reports, slide presentations) that:
a. Creates or follows an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience,
and context.
b. Excludes extraneous and inappropriate information.
c. Follows an organizational pattern appropriate to the type of composition.
d. Applies rules of Standard English.

ELA7W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student
a. Identifies topics, asks and evaluates questions, and develops ideas leading to
inquiry, investigation, and research.
b. Gives credit for both quoted and paraphrased information in a bibliography
by using a consistent and sanctioned format and methodology for citations.
c. Includes researched information in different types of products (e.g., compositions,
multimedia presentations, graphic organizers, projects, etc.).
d. Documents sources.
e. Uses electronic media to locate relevant information.

ELA7LSV2 The student listens to and views various forms of text and media
in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and
understand ideas. The student will select and critically analyze messages using
rubrics as assessment tools.
When responding to visual and oral texts and media (e.g., television, radio,
film productions, and electronic media), the student:
a. Analyzes the effect on the viewer of image, text, and sound in electronic journalism.
b. Identifies the techniques used to achieve the effects studied in each instance.
When delivering and responding to presentations, the student:
a. Gives oral presentations or dramatic interpretations for various purposes.
b. Organizes information to achieve particular purposes and to appeal to the
background and interests of the audience.
c. Shows appropriate changes in delivery (e.g., gestures, vocabulary, pace, visuals).
d. Uses language for dramatic effect.
e. Uses rubrics as assessment tools.
f. Responds to oral communications with questions, challenges, or affirmations.
g. Uses multimedia in presentations.