North Dakota 7th Grade ELA Standards in Reading Literature/Fiction

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RL Reading: Literature/Fiction

• Key Ideas and Details
  • RL.1 Read closely to comprehend text.
    • RL.1.a Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly.
    • RL.1.b Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support inferences drawn from the text.
    • RL.1.c Provide an objective summary.
  • RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text.
  • RL.3 Analyze how particular elements, such as foreshadowing, point of view, plot development, protagonist, antagonist, theme, etc., of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
• Craft and Structure
  • 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.
  • RL.5 Analyze how an author uses an entire text’s (e.g., short story, drama, poem) form or structure to develop ideas.
  • RL.6 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view or perspectives of different characters or narrators in a text.
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
  • RL.7 Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version.
  • RL.9 Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
• Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
  • RL.10 By the end of grade 7, read and comprehend grade-level appropriate literature, in a variety of print genres and other media, proficiently and independently, with scaffolding as needed.