8RI-Craft+and+Structure

RI.8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. RI.8.5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. RI.8.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== 4. Interpret words and phrases as used in text (technical, connotative, figurative); analyze specific word choices and their meanings. 5. Analyze the structure of text and how the different parts relate to each other and the whole. 6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Learning Target/Task Analysis**===
 * ===**Common Core Standards**===
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**===
 * Evaluating ||

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**I can...**

 * Standard 4**
 * **I can utilize context clues to determine meanings of unknown words**
 * I can identify words or phrases to help determine the tone
 * I can state the relationship in an analogy as related to the text
 * I can state the relationship between the allusion and a text
 * **I can analyze the impact of word choices in text**
 * I can debate the inclusion of analogies and/or allusions in the text
 * I can independently determine why a write chose certain words to affect tone
 * Standard 5**
 * **I can analyze how the structure of a paragraph and certain sentences assist in developing key concepts**
 * I can order sentences in sequence to best convey the meaning of the paragraph
 * I can reflect on the role of each sentence in a paragraph
 * Standard 6**
 * **I can determine author’s point of view and purpose and their response to conflicting information**
 * I can examine a text for overall purpose
 * I can determine personal bias
 * I can determine opposing viewpoints
 * I can read and examine argumentative texts
 * I can outline a point of view writing to include key ideas, supporting details, and counter arguments
 * I can examine author's tone, word choice, and use of persuasive language

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary**
analogy, allusion, tone, sequence, bias, opposing viewpoints, argumentative, persuasive language, counter arguments

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**===
 * K-12 Social Studies Graphic Organizers Samples
 * APPARTS (Author, Place and Time, Prior Knowledge, Audience, Reason, The Main Idea, Significance)
 * PERSIA (Political, Economic, Religious, Social, Intellectual, and Area/Geographic Influences)
 * Read Write Think
 * English for Everyone
 * 6+1 Traits of Writing
 * Non-fiction text features
 * [[file:Consumers.docx]]

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Notes and Additional Information**===