7.ELAR.7.A

Infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence.

Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017

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Vocabulary
themestextstext evidence
Skills
  • infer (multiple themes within texts) #dok2
  • infer (multiple themes across texts) #dok3
  • use (text evidence to support inference of themes) #dok3
  • analyze (connections between themes and supporting evidence) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify themes within a single text. #dok1
  • I can recall examples of text evidence related to a theme. #dok1
  • I can infer multiple themes using details from a text. #dok2
  • I can compare themes found in different texts. #dok2
  • I can support my inferences about themes with direct text evidence. #dok2
  • I can infer how a theme develops across more than one text. #dok3
  • I can justify my interpretation of a theme using relevant text evidence. #dok3
  • I can analyze how text evidence supports multiple themes in and across texts. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Authors often convey more than one theme in their texts, and these themes can have similarities and differences across various works.
  • Using specific evidence from texts helps readers to accurately infer and support the identification of multiple themes.
Essential Questions
  • How can you identify the different themes presented in a text?
  • What strategies can be used to infer themes using evidence from a text?
  • How can themes in one text compare or contrast with themes in another text?
  • Why is it important to use evidence when identifying and supporting themes?
  • What patterns or connections can you find between themes and the events or characters in a story?