Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XI - Accountability/Testing
Subpart 5 - Bulletin 127-LEAP Connect Assessment, Louisiana Connectors for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Chapter 93 - English Language Arts
Subchapter H - Grade 7
Section XI-9345 - Language

A. Use phrases and clauses accurately within a sentence.

B. When appropriate, use simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences when communicating.

C. Use commas to separate coordinate adjectives.

D. Spell words correctly.

E. Use words, phrases, or gathered information to accurately reflect meaning.

F. Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely by eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

G. Use context as a clue to determine the meaning of a grade-appropriate word or phrase.

H. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the pronunciation of a word.

I. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the synonym for a word.

J. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the precise meaning of a word.

K. Verify the prediction of the meaning of a new word or phrase (e.g., by checking a dictionary).

L. Identify allusion within a text or media.

M. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification, allusions) in context.

N. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.

O. Identify the connotative meaning (the idea associated with the word) of a word or phrase.

P. Distinguish among the connotations (i.e., associations) of words with similar denotations (i.e., definitions) (e.g., slim, skinny, scrawny, thin).

Q. Use words, phrases, or gathered information to accurately reflect literary context.

R. Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately.