Kansas Reading Indicator Resource Support for Kansas Reading Indicators

Grade 7

Indicator / Focus / Holt Literary Works/Pages
Bold = Collection Focus
T = teacher’s manual only / Reading Skills and Strategies
Handbook (H)
& Binder (B) / Comprehensive Reading Assessment (Options) / Reader’s Handbook
(Great Source)
1.3.1 (7.R.V.1) ▲The student determines the meaning of words or phrases by using context clues (e.g. definitions, restatements, examples, comparison-contrast, and clue words) from sentences or paragraphs. / Context Clues / Collection 1—Facing Danger
Collection 4—Point of View
Collection 5—Worlds of Words
Collection 6—Our Literary Heritage
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14T
“Three Skeleton Key”—38
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57
“Zoo”—85T
“The Ruum”—89T
“Frankenstein”—108T
“Antaeus”—174T
“No Questions Asked”—206T
“It Just Keeps on Going and Going”—285
“Echo and Narcissus”—289
“Miss Awful”—305 T
“After 20 Years”—356T
“Bargain”—369
“An Unforgettable Journey”—404T
“Elizabeth I”—414T
“The Flight of Icarus”—676T
“The Funeral Banquet of King Midas”—689
“Master Frog”—707T
“The Crane Wife”—718T
“Rosa Parks”—854T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—120-121, 122, 230, 295, 336-339, 342, 363, 400, 409, 427, 506, 640, 671, 745, 925, 946) / Think-Aloud
B—95-100, 112-115
Using Context Clues
H—125-134
B—101-111 / “80,000 Sneakers”—4; 20
“An Extraordinary Man”—8; 38
“How Ads Work”—92; 110
“The Concrete Curtain”—100; 146
“Dancing Their Lives”—104; 164 / 584, 586-587, 615-620
1.3.3 (7.R.V.3) ▲The student determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲ Greek, ▲Latin ▲roots, ▲ prefixes, and ▲ suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies. / Collection 2—Characters
Collection 3—Living in the Heart
Collection 6—Our Literary Heritage
Collection 7—Literary Criticism
“Duffy’s Jacket”--5
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14T
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple on Maple Street”—89T
“Mother and Daughter”—136
“The Smallest Dragon Boy”—146T
“A Rice Sandwich”—168T
“Canines to the Rescue”—351
“Bargain”—369
“The Last Dinosaur”—429T
“An Interview with Sandra Cisneros”—614T
“Abuelito Who”—623T
“The Origin of Seasons”—655
“Master Frog”—107T
“King Arthur”—792
“Three Responses to Literature”—811
“Merlin and the Dragons”—820T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—270, 650-653, 663, 786-787, 819) / Vocabulary Trees
H—125-137
Using Context Clues
H—125-134
B—116-119 / 584-585, 587, 621-625, 685-692
1.3.4 (7.R.V.4) The student identifies, interprets, and analyzes the use of figurative language, including ▲similes, ▲metaphors, ▲analogies, ▲hyperbole, ▲onomatopoeia, ▲personification, and idioms. / Figurative Language /Figures of Speech / Collection 3—Living in the Heart
“The Ruum”—89
“Mother and Daughter”—136T
“To a Golden-Haired Girl in a Louisiana Town”—328T
“The Naming of Names”—445T
“I’m Nobody”—548
“For Poets”—610
“Chanclas”—620
“Orpheus, the Great Musician”—664T
“Ori and the Great Bird”—698T
“Aunty Misery”—726
(General Instruction/Test Prep—246, 462-467, 546-547, 609, 630-635, 671, 934) / 426, 450
Simile / Collection 3—Living in the Heart
“The Highwayman”—246T
“The Naming of Names”—445T
“I’m Nobody”—548
“The Runaway”—586T
“Arithmetic”—606
“Chanclas”—620
“Abuelito Who”—623T
“Orpheus, the Great Musician”—664T
“Aunty Misery”--726
(General Instruction/Test Prep—246, 462-467, 609, 671, 940) / “Arachne’s Boast”—56
“The Base Stealer”—96, 128
(General Instruction—143) / 464
Metaphor / Collection 3—Living in the Heart
“The Highwayman”—246T
“Echo and Narcissus”—289T
“Bargain”—369T
“Barrio Boy”—499
“I’m Nobody”—548
“I Like to See It Lap the Miles”—551
“An Interview with Sandra Cisneros”—614
“Abuelito Who”—623T
“The Place Where Dreams Come From”—624T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—246, 462-467, 609, 638-639, 936) / “Arachne’s Boast”—12, 56 / 455
Analogy / Collection 3—Living in the Heart
(General Instruction/Test Prep—265, 288, 943) / 586, 636-639
Hyperbole/
Exaggeration / “No Questions Asked”—325T
“Father William”—579
“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”--582 / 449
Onomatopoeia / “The Highwayman”—246T
“Barrio Boy”—499T
“Names of Horses”—593
“The Crane Wife”—718
“The Hummingbird King”—732T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—576-577, 638-639, 718, 937) / 458
Personification / “No Questions Asked”—206T
“”I Am of the Earth”—555
“Early Song”—555
“Orpheus, the Great Museum”—664T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—462-467, 671, 937) / 459
Idiom / “Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14T
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57T
“The Ruum”—89T
“Stolen Day”—197T
“No Questions Asked”—206T
“User Friendly”—273T
“Miss Awful”—305 T
“Bargain”—369T
“The Naming of Names”—445T
“Amigo Brothers”—484T
“Song of the Trees”—508T
“The Funeral Banquet of King Midas”—689
“Ori and the Great Bird”—698
“Master Frog”—705T
“Rosa Parks”—854T
“From Page to Film”—883T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—283) / 452
1.4.2 (7.R.C.2) ▲The student understands the purpose of text features (e.g., title, graphs/charts and maps, table of contents, pictures/illustrations, boldface type, italics, glossary, index, headings, subheadings, topic and summary sentences, captions, sidebars, underlining, numbered or bulleted lists) and uses such features to locate information in and to gain meaning from appropriate-level texts. / Print Types (boldface, italics, underlining) / (Note: Holt refers to text features as “text structures.”)
Collection 1—Facing Danger
Collection 8—Reading for Life
“An Interview with Sandra Cisneros”—614T
“From Page to Film”—883
(General Instruction/Test Prep—32-37, 786-787, 882) / 68-72, 86-90, 101-105, 119-121, 126-127, 133-136, 156, 173-176, 205-207, 220-221, 235-240, 267-269, 295
Text Sections (title, headings, subheadings, topic and summary sentences, captions, sidebars, numbered
/bulleted lists) / (Note: Holt refers to text features as “text structures.”)
Collection 1—Facing Danger
Collection 8—Reading for Life
“Duffy’s Jacket”—5
“Stolen Day”--197
“Annabel Lee”—260T
“It Just Keeps Going and Going”—285
“Names/Nombres”—393
“The Last Dinosaur”—429
“Right Hook—Left Hook”—497T
“Fish Cheeks”—528
“A Mason-Dixon Memory”—533T
“The Runaway”—586
“Names of Horses”—593
“From Page to Film”—883
(General Instruction/Test Prep—32-37, 52-55, 81-83, 120-121, 164-167, 187, 237, 271, 428, 630-635, 882, 899-904) / 53, 68-72, 86-90, 101-105, 119-121, 126-127, 133-136, 141-142, 160-161, 166-167, 173-174, 189-190, 205-207, 220-221, 235-240, 257-258, 267-270, 295-296, 317-321, 410, 431, 473-474, 521, 539, 550, 552-553, 558
Book Sections (table of contents, glossary, index) / Collection 8—Reading for Life
(Note: Holt refers to text features as “text structures.”)
Collection 1—Facing Danger
(General Instruction/Test Prep—32-37, 81-83) / 158, 162, 168-169, 191, 205-207, 516-518, 520-521, 632
Graphics (graphs/charts, maps, pictures
/illustrations) / Collection 8—Reading for Life
(Note: Holt refers to text features as “text structures.”)
Collection 1—Facing Danger
“From Page to Film”—883
(General Instruction/Test Prep—32-37, 81-83, 882, 899-904, 905-908, 949) / 68-72, 86-90, 95, 101-105, 119-121, 126-127, 133-136, 149, 157, 159, 163-165, 189-190, 205-207, 220-221, 235-240, 268, 317-320, 516-518, 537-561, 591, 599-605
1.4.5 (7.R.C.5) ▲The student uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions. / Inferences / Collection 6—Our Literary Heritage
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14T
“Three Skeleton Key”—38T
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57
“Zoo”—85T
“The Ruum”—89
“Frankenstein”—108T
“Girls”—131
“Mother and Daughter”—136
“The Smallest Dragonboy”—146
“A Rice Sandwich”--168
“Antaeus”—174
“A Day’s Wait”—191
“Stolen Day”—197
“No Questions Asked”—206T
“Hearts and Hands”—239
“The Highwayman”—246
“Annabel Lee”—260
“User Friendly”—273T
“Echo and Narcissus”—289
“Charles”—297
“Miss Awful”—305
“No Questions Asked”—323
“Canines to the Rescue”—351
“After Twenty Years”—356
“Bargain”—369
“Names/Nombres”—393
“Elizabeth I”—414
“The Last Dinosaur”—429
“Buffalo Dusk”—438
“The Naming of Names”—445T
“A Good Reason to Look Up”—481
“Amigo Brothers”—484T
“Right Hook—Left Hook”—497T
“Barrio Boy”—499
“Song of the Trees”—508T
“Fish Cheeks”—528
“A Mason-Dixon Memory”—533
“I’m Nobody”—548
“I Ask My Mother to Sing”—569
“The Runaway”—586
“The Pasture”—590
“Names of Horses”—593
“All in Green Went My Love Riding”—604
“Arithmetic”—606T
“An Interview with Sandra Cisneros”—614
“Chanclas”—620
“Abuelito Who”—623
“The Origin of the Seasons”—655
“Orpheus, the Great Musician”—664
“The Flight of Icarus”—675T
“Master Frog”—707
“The Hummingbird King”—732T
“The Search Goes On”—742T
“Aschenputtel”—747
“Interview”—764
“King Arthur”—792
“He’s No King”—817
“Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady”—833T
“From Page to Film”—883
(General Instruction/Test Prep—187-188, 228-229, 368, 543-545, 894-898, 924, 926, 951) / It Says. . .I Say
H—25-33
B—23-42 / “80,000 Sneakers”—4; 20
“An Extraordinary Man”—8; 38
“We Need a Youth Center”—16; 74
“The Base Stealer”—96, 128
“The Concrete Curtain”—100; 146 / 40, 214, 308, 572-575, 653, 672
Conclusions / Collection #4—Point of View
Collection 7—Literary Criticism
“The Skeleton Key”—38T
“Bargain”—369T
“Yeh-Shen”—382T
“The Last Dinosaur”—430
“Names of Horses”—593T
“The Place Where Dreams Come From”—624T
“The Power of Music”—673T
“Master Frog”—707T
“The Crane Wife”—718
“The Hummingbird King”—732T
“Merlin and the Dragons”—820T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—630-635, 718, 945) / It Says. . .I Say
H—25-33
B—23-42
Save the Last Word for Me
H—57-64
Sketch to Stretch
H—81-89 / “How Ads Work”—92; 110
“Dancing Their Lives”—104; 164 / 41, 387, 546, 572-575, 653
1.4.6 (7.R.C.6) ▲The student analyzes how text structure (e.g., sequence, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, description, cause-effect) helps support comprehension of text. / Sequence
/Chronological Order / “Duffy’s Jacket”—5T
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57T
“Stolen Day”—197
“The Highwayman”—246
“Miss Awful”—309
“An Unforgettable Journey”—408
“The Flight of Icarus”—675T
“Master Frog”—707
“Rosa Parks”—854
(General Information/Test Prep—81-83, 330-335, 462-467, 882, 944, 956) / Retellings
H—49-55
B—182-185
Text Reformulation
H—107-113 / “We Need a Youth Center”—16; 74
“80,000 Sneakers”—4; 20
“An Extraordinary Man”—8; 38
“Foul Shot”—129
“The Concrete Curtain”—100; 146
“Dancing Their Lives”—104; 164 / 56, 57, 77, 181, 196-197, 213, 242, 276, 681
Problem-Solution/
Conflict-Resolution / (General Information/Test Prep—222-227, 231, 778) / Text Reformulation
H—107-113
B—166-173 / 286
Comparison and Contrast / Collection 2—Characters
Collection 5—Worlds of Words
“The Last Dinosaur”—429
“Buffalo Dusk”—439
“I Was Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move”—440
“Amigo Brothers”—484T
“Right Hook—Left Hook”—497
(General Instruction/Test Prep—164-167, 330-335, 496, 781, 882, 945, 956) / Text Reformulation
H—107-113
B—174-177 / “Arachne’s Boast”—12; 56
“We Need a Youth Center”—16; 74
“80,000 Sneakers”—4; 20
“How Ads Work”—92; 110
“Dancing Their Lives”—104; 164 / 56,62, 278, 388, 558
Description/
Spatial / “Charles”—297
“Miss Awful”—309
“Yeh-Shen”—382T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—50, 330-33, 462-467, 473, 933) / 56, 58, 77
Cause-effect / Collection 3—Living in the Heart
Collection 6—Our Literary Heritage
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14
“Girls”—131
“The Highwayman”—246
“Gentlemen of the Road”—257
“It Just Keeps Going and Going”—285
“Right Hook—Left Hook”—497
“Aunty Misery”—726
(General Instruction/Test Prep—271, 284, 340-341, 882, 917J, 944, 956) / Text Reformulation
H—107-113
B—160-165; 178-181; 186-189 / “An Extraordinary Man”—8; 38
“Arachne’s Boast”—12; 56
“We Need a Youth Center”—16; 74
“80,000 Sneakers”—3; 20
“How Ads Work”—92; 110
“The Concrete Curtain”—100; 146 / 56, 59, 216, 275, 644-645, 667
1.4.7 (7.R.C.7)
▲The student compares and contrasts various aspects (e.g., character traits and motives, themes, problem-solution, cause-effect relationships, ideas and concepts, procedures, viewpoints, author’s purposes) in one or more appropriate–level texts. / Collection 2—Characters
Collection 6—Our Literary Heritage
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14T
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57
“Zoo”—85
“The Ruum”—89
“Mother and Daughter”—136
“The Smallest Dragonboy”—146T
“A Day’s Wait”—191
“Stolen Day”—197
“No Questions Asked”—206T
“User Friendly”—273T
“Echo and Narcissus”—289
“Canines to the Rescue”—351
“Bargain”—369T
“Elizabeth I”—414T
“The Last Dinosaur”—429
“Buffalo Dusk”—439
“I Was Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move”—440
“The Naming of Names”—445
“Amigo Brothers”—484
“I Like to See It Lap the Miles”—551
“Madam and the Rent Man”—560
“Names of Horses”—593T
“Chanclas”—620
“Abuelito Who”—623
“The Place Where Dreams Come From”—624
“The Flight of Icarus”—655
“King Midas and the Golden Touch”—683
“Master Frog”—707
“The Hummingbird King”—732
“The Search Goes On”—740
“Aschenputtel”—747
“Dinorella”—758
“Interview”—764
“The Dream of Good Fortune”—768T
“King Arthur”—792
“Three Responses to Literature”—811
“Long Walk to Freedom”—847
“Rosa Parks”—854
(General Instruction/—83, 120-121, 164-167, 336-339, 772-777, 788-791, 945) / Anticipation Guides
H—17-23
Semantic Differential Scales
H—73-79
B—142-151
Likert Scale
B—152-15
Comparison Grid
B—156-159 / “Arachne’s Boast”—12; 56
“We Need a Youth Center”—16; 74
“80,000 Sneakers”—4; 20
“How Ads Work”—92; 110
“The Base Stealer”—96, 128
“Foul Shot”—129
“Dancing Their Lives”—104; 164 / 42, 278, 313, 383-388, 546, 549, 558, 682, 683
1.4.8. (7.R.C.8)
▲The student explains cause-effect relationships in narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts. / Collection 3—Living in the Heart
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57
“Girls”—131
“The Smallest Dragonboy”—146T
“No Questions Asked”—206T
“The Highwayman”—246
“Gentlemen of the Road”—257
“User Friendly”—273
“It Just Keeps Going and Going”—285
“Charles”—297
“Miss Awful”—305
“The Origin of the Seasons”—655
“Ori and the Great Bird”—698
“Aunty Misery”—726
“Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady”—833
“A Long Walk to Freedom”—847
“Rosa Parks”—854
(General Instruction/Test Prep—83, 118-119, 271, 340-341, 654, 926, 944) / Text Reformulation
H—107-113
Semantic Differential Scales
H—73-79
Somebody Wanted but So
H—91-98 / “An Extraordinary Man”—8; 38
“Arachne’s Boast”—12; 56
“80,000 Sneakers”—4; 20
“We Need a Youth Center”—16; 74
“How Ads Work”—92; 110
“The Concrete Curtain”—100; 146 / 111, 192-198, 216, 275, 644-645, 667
1.4.9 (7.R.C.9) ▲The student uses paraphrasing and organizational skills to summarize information (e.g. stated and implied main ideas, main events, important details) from appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts in logical order. / Paraphrasing / “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57T
“Bargain”—369T
“Elizabeth I”—414T
“Amigo Brothers”—484T
“Barrio Boy”—499T
“I Am of the Earth”—555
“Early Song”—555
“Winter Moon”—563
“Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady”—833T
(General Instruction/Test Prep—641, 864-869) / 420, 437-438, 540-541, 547, 650-651, 676
Summarizing / Collection 1—Facing Danger
Collection 5—Worlds of Words
Collection 6—Our Literary Heritage
“Duffy’s Jacket”—5
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”—14”
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”—57T
“The Ruum”—89
“Stolen Day”—197
“User Friendly”—273T
“Bargain”—369
“The Last Dinosaur”—429
“The Naming of Names”—485
“Song of the Trees”—508T
“Fish Cheeks”—628
“Chanclas”—620
“The Origin of Seasons”—655
“Orpheus, the Great Musician”—664
“King Midas and the Golden Touch”—682
“The Funeral Banquet of King Midas”—689
“Ori and the Great Bird”—698
“The Hummingbird King”—734
“The Search Goes On”—740
“Dinorella”—758
“King Arthur”—792
“Merlin and the Dragons”—821
“A Long Walk to Freedom”—847
“Rosa Parks”—853
(General Instruction/Test Prep—4, 12-13, 55, 470-471, 543-545, 928, 955, 956) / Most Important Word
H—35-41
Somebody Wanted But So
H—91-98
B—190-199
Retellings
H—49-55 / 75, 186, 203, 217, 222, 232-233, 319, 331, 374 378, 476, 481, 482, 646, 658, 672, 674, 680
1.4.10 (7.R.C.10)
▲The student identifies the topic, main idea(s), supporting details, and theme(s) in text across the content areas and from a variety of sources in appropriate-level text. / Topic & Main Idea / Collection 2—Characters
Collection 5—Worlds of Words
“The Highwayman”—246T
“Bargain”—369
“Names/Nombres”—393
“An Unforgettable Journey”—404
“A Good Reason to Look Up”—481
“Fish Cheeks”—528
“A Mason-Dixon Memory”—533
“Father William”—579
“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”—582
“The Power of Music”—673
“King Midas and the Golden Touch”—682T
“The Hummingbird King”—732