Tennessee Academic Standards
TN.RL. READING STANDARDS - LITERATURE
7.RL.KID. Key Ideas and Details
R.KID.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
7.RL.KID.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary.
7.RL.CS. Craft and Structure
R.CS.4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
7.RL.CS.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including allusions to other texts and repetition of words and phrases.
R.CS.5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of a text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
7.RL.CS.5. Analyze the form or structure of a story, poem, or drama, considering how text form or structure contributes to its theme and meaning.
R.CS.6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
7.RL.CS.6. Analyze how an author establishes, conveys, and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.