South Dakota ELA 7.RL.10.a

ELA7th GradeReading Literature

The Standard

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

Demonstrate proficiency in reading and comprehending grade-appropriate texts.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read grade-level stories, poems, and plays and make sense of what happens. They explain characters’ choices and ideas in the text using specific details.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can read an unfamiliar story independently and give an accurate summary. They can explain why a character acts as they do and point to details that support their answer.
Common Misconceptions: Students may list every event instead of identifying the main conflict. They may treat a character’s guess as a fact or make a claim without support from the text.
How to Assess It: Give students a one-page excerpt from an unfamiliar story. Ask: “What does the main character want, what gets in the way, and which two details show this?”

Lesson moves

Give pairs six event cards from a story; have them put the cards in order and mark the event that changes the character’s plan.
After reading “Thank You, Ma’am,” ask: “Why does Roger stay when he could run?” Have students support their answer with two details.
Play evidence match: teams pair five claims about a character with lines from the story and explain one match aloud.
Read a scene about a student finding a lost phone; have students write advice for the character using two details from the scene.

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