Kentucky Reading and Writing RL.7.7

ELA7th GradeReading Literature

The Standard

Compare and contrast reading a print text and viewing its visual/oral presentation, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read a story passage, then hear or watch the same scene. They compare how choices on the page and in the performance affect mood, pace, or what stands out.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student points to a feature on the page and a specific moment in the performance. They explain how each choice affects the audience, rather than just saying which version they prefer.
Common Misconceptions: Students may retell the scene instead of comparing how each version presents it. They may also assume that punctuation makes every reader pause in exactly the same way.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Give students a paragraph from “The Tell-Tale Heart” and play a recording of it. Ask them to name one punctuation choice and one vocal choice, then explain how each builds tension.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a printed paragraph from “The Tell-Tale Heart”; have them mark pauses, then record two readings with different pacing.
After reading and hearing the heartbeat passage, ask: How do Poe’s short sentences and the reader’s rising volume build tension differently?
Play two recordings of the same paragraph; students point to the print and explain which vocal choice changes the mood most.
Open a library audiobook sample beside its printed page; have students note how a paragraph break and a narrator’s pause affect suspense.

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