South Dakota ELA 7.RI.10.c

ELA7th GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

7.RI.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexity appropriate for at least grade 7.

Read widely to understand diverse perspectives and viewpoints.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read articles and accounts from people with different experiences, across more than one topic. They identify each person's view and find details that explain it.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given three accounts of a proposed bike lane, a student can explain what each writer wants. They use a detail from each account and do not assume everyone in a group agrees.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat the loudest voice as the only view or assume everyone in one group agrees. They may guess a writer's position from a headline without reading the reasons.
How to Assess It: After students read three short accounts of a proposed bike lane, ask: "What does each writer want, and what detail in each account tells you?"

Lesson moves

Give groups printed bike lane accounts from a cyclist, shop owner, and bus rider, then have them highlight and sort each writer's reasons.
Ask, "How might a bus rider and a cyclist see the same bike lane differently?" Require one detail from each account.
Play viewpoint match with six excerpt cards and three speaker cards about school lunch changes; students pair cards and defend each match.
Bring three public comments about park rules; students note each speaker's concern and draft a reply that addresses two concerns.

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