South Dakota ELA 7.RL.2

7.RL.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 7.RL.2.a

  Analyze its development over the course of the text.

• 7.RL.2.b

  Identify key textual details to support the analysis.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students name a theme in a story or poem. They track how it develops from beginning to end and point to details that support their reading.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student states a theme as an idea, not a single word like 'friendship.' They explain how an early event and a later choice build that idea, using details from the text.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students often give a topic, such as 'courage,' instead of an idea about courage. They may retell the ending or choose a detail that does not support their theme.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket passage: 'Maya hid her rough sketch; when her partner shared a crooked drawing, Maya showed hers too; by Friday, both had pinned their sketches on the wall.' Ask students to state a theme and explain how the first and last details show its development.

1. 01

   Give groups three sticky notes to record early, middle, and late details from a short story, then place them on a theme timeline.

2. 02

   After reading 'The Scholarship Jacket,' ask pairs how Martha's final choice builds the story's idea about fairness.

3. 03

   Give pairs three shuffled detail cards from a class story; have them order the cards and explain how each builds one theme.

4. 04

   On index cards, students name a film they know, record a character's early and late choices, and explain the theme those choices develop.

• 6.RI.2

  Determine the central idea(s) of a text.

• 8.RI.2

  Determine a central idea(s) of a text.

• 6.RL.2

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 8.RL.2

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.