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7th Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part II: Learning About How English Works
Expanding & Enriching Ideas
Using nouns and noun phrases

Using nouns and noun phrases to expand ideas and provide more detail.

| W.7.5 | WHST.6-8.5 | SL.7.6 | L.7.1 | L.7.3 | L.7.4 | L.7.5 | L.7.6 |
EMERGING
1

Expand noun phrases in basic ways (e.g., adding a sensory adjective to a noun) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, and things.

EXPANDING
2

Expand noun phrases in a growing number of ways (e.g., adding adjectives to nouns or simple clause embedding) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, and things.

BRIDGING
3

Expand noun phrases in an increasing variety of ways (e.g., more complex clause embedding) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, and things.