South Dakota ELA 11-12.RL.2

11-12.RL.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 11-12.RL.2.a

  Analyze and evaluate their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another within a complex account.

• 11-12.RL.2.b

  Provide an objective summary of the text to support thematic analysis.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students write a neutral summary and identify at least two ideas the story develops. They track how those ideas change across scenes and explain how they strengthen or complicate each other.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can summarize the story without adding an opinion. They use details from the beginning and ending to show how unquestioned tradition excuses harm and shared participation spreads blame. They explain which scene shows that connection most clearly.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may name a topic like “tradition” instead of stating what the story says about it. They may discuss each idea separately, use only the ending as evidence, or put their own judgment into the summary.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket for “The Lottery”: Write a two-sentence neutral summary. State two theme claims, then use one early and one late detail to explain how they connect.

1. 01

   Give pairs opening and ending excerpts from “The Lottery”; use two sticky-note colors to mark evidence of harmful tradition and shared blame.

2. 02

   Ask: Which scene best shows how shared blame protects the town’s tradition? Defend your choice with two details from different points.

3. 03

   Put six events on cards: gathering, children’s stones, black box, first drawing, Tessie’s protest, stoning; students order them and tag both themes.

4. 04

   Ask why classmates join a school chant, then compare that group pressure with townspeople joining the lottery without equating the consequences.

• 7.RI.2

  Determine two or more central ideas in a text.

• 7.RL.2

  Determine a theme or central idea(s) of a text.

• 6.RL.2

  Determine a theme or central idea(s) of a text.

• 8.RL.2

  Determine a theme or central idea(s) of a text.