Reading Literature

Outcomes

Key Ideas and Details
- 7.RL.2
  Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
  
  Play Activities 3
  
  Examples
Craft and Structure
- 7.RL.4
  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
  
  Play Activities 6
  
  Examples
- 7.RL.5
  Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
  
  Play Activities 1
  
  Examples
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
- 7.RL.10
  By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  
  Play Activities 25
  
  Examples