Grade 7English Language Arts: Reading Literary Text
Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.
Help can I help my child progress?
Next Steps
Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 7 student.
Below Mastery
Ask your student to read a story and explain how its theme develops over the course of the text. Direct your student to support his or her ideas with details about the setting, characters, or plot. Have your student read literary texts from different genres like historical fiction, plays, and poetry.
At or Near Mastery
Ask your student to read a story and explain how the elements (characters, setting, plot) interact. Have your student read a story, poem, or play and then experience a live or recorded version. Discuss what makes each version unique. Have your student read different kinds of literary texts and compare them.
Above Mastery
Ask your student to read a story set in a specific time and place and explain how the different elements (characters, setting, plot) interact.Then have your student read a historical account of the same period and discuss how the author used or changed historical details.
Talking With Your Child's Teacher
This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning
Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.
What Can I Do to Help My Child?
Talking with your child's teacher
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