Week 3: Assignment #1

Established Goals:
RI.6.3. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
RI.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
RI.6.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
RI.6.7. Integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Understandings:
Students will understand that…

  • Author’s use different techniques to help develop a point they are trying to make.
  • An author’s point of view and purpose affects how the text is conveyed, what it conveys, and how reliable the information is.
  • Words and phrases can take on different meanings depending on the context.
  • A variety of media can be used to supplement and deepen one’s understanding of the information the text conveys.

Essential Questions:
  • What would this text have to convey to change your opinion on its subject matter?
  • What is figurative language?
  • How can context give a different meaning to words?
  • Why is it important to determine an author’s purpose in writing a text?
  • How would this text sound different if it was told from someone else’s point of view?
  • What media outlet can be used to convey the message of this text to a wider audience?

Students will know…  
  • Different strategies writers use to make a point or argument.
  • Strategies to determine the meaning of words within the context.
  • Which media to use to deepen their understanding of specific topics addressed in the text.                     
Students will be able to…
·       Use writing strategies to develop an idea or argument.
·       Determine the reliability and usefulness of texts based on the author’s point of view and purpose.
·       Use figurative language and phrases in their writing.
·       Choose a media outlet to convey their ideas.

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