“I can” statements for 7th grade: math and reading, printable

I can find unit rates that use fractions.

I can tell if two amounts are proportional from a table or graph.

I can find the constant of proportionality and write an equation.

I can solve percent problems with tax, tips, discounts, and interest.

I can find percent increase and percent decrease.

I can add and subtract positive and negative numbers.

I can multiply and divide positive and negative numbers.

I can change a fraction into a decimal that ends or repeats.

I can solve real problems with all kinds of rational numbers.

I can combine like terms and expand expressions.

I can rewrite an expression to show what it means in a problem.

I can solve two-step equations.

I can solve two-step inequalities and graph the answers.

I can estimate to check if an answer is reasonable.

I can use scale drawings to find real lengths and areas.

I can find the area and circumference of a circle.

I can use angle facts to find a missing angle.

I can find the area, volume, and surface area of prisms.

I can describe the shape I get when I slice a solid.

I can explain why a random sample helps a survey be fair.

I can compare two groups using their centers and spreads.

I can describe a chance as a number from 0 to 1.

I can compare what I expect to happen with what does happen.

I can list outcomes with tables, lists, and tree diagrams.

I can cite several pieces of evidence to support my thinking.

I can trace how a theme develops across a text.

I can explain how setting, characters, and plot affect each other.

I can explain how sound and repetition shape a poem.

I can explain how an author builds different characters' points of view.

I can compare a story set in the past with facts about that time.

I can find two or more central ideas and how they develop.

I can explain how people, events, and ideas influence each other.

I can explain how an author sets their view apart from others.

I can judge if an argument's evidence is strong enough.

I can compare how two authors write about the same topic.

I can write an argument that answers the other side.

I can write to explain using structures like compare and contrast.

I can write a story with a clear point of view.

I can research using several sources and ask new questions.

I can quote and paraphrase without copying someone's work.

I can ask questions that bring a discussion back on track.

I can explain main ideas from charts, videos, and talks.

I can follow a speaker's argument and judge the reasons.

I can present with eye contact, clear volume, and good pacing.

I can explain what phrases and clauses do in a sentence.

I can write simple, compound, and complex sentences.

I can fix misplaced modifiers.

I can use commas between describing words that work together.

I can use analogies and roots to understand new words.