7RI-Craft+&+Structure

RI.7.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. RI.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. RI.7.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone 5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole 6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. ||
 * ===**Common Core Standards**===
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**===
 * compare,contrast, examine, inference, assume,conclusion, deduct, decide, explain, influence ||
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Learning Target/Task Analysis**===
 * Standard RI. 7.4**
 * use word parts to determine the meaning of an unknown word or provide strategies for using context clues
 * determine the authors point of view
 * Standard RI. 7.5**
 * analyze the structure of the text
 * analyze the author's choice of wording
 * Standard RI. 7.6**
 * compare and contrast points of view
 * interpret words and phrases in context

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**I can..**

 * independently read and comprehend technical, connotative and figurative text,
 * compare and contrast structures of text choices
 * determine how text structure and word choice affects the tone
 * determine how point of view affects the content
 * utilize context clues to understand word meanings
 * examine word parts to determine the meaning of words
 * identify and analyze connotative and figurative language

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary:**

 * tone
 * figurative
 * connotative
 * scene
 * stanza
 * text features
 * point of view
 * infer
 * informational text

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Sample Assessments**
Students create a Greek and Latin Roots art book

Role Playing - Have a student read an essay, pretending to be that speaker; the class will listen. From there, students can discuss what the author would be wearing, the author’s background (region/era/etc.), what they think of the author and his or her point of view, what views the author holds and whether or not he or she has a valid argument. This will give a chance for students to interact more personally with a text and focus explicitly on the author and his or her words.

Student-Generated Examples - Have students generate their own word or phrase choices an author could have used and discuss how this would have changed/impacted the response by the audience. This is important because meanings of words and phrases impact the tone of a text.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Differentiation**
 * choice board activities

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Intervention:**
 * highlight key words
 * use post it flags to identify specific text structures
 * small group instruction
 * mini lessons on word parts(sufixes, prefixes, root words)
 * class binder of figurative language examples
 * colored overlays for tracking

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Enrichment:**
Creating a board game using Greek and Latin root words (instructions)

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Instructional Resources:**===
 * Textbook
 * Write For the Future
 * Root Words, Roots and Affixes
 * Common Greek Root Words
 * Common Latin Root Words
 * Common Prefixes
 * [[file:mcs6-8ela/Common Suffixes-Chart.doc|Common Suffixes]]
 * __Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction__, David Macaulay

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Notes and Additional Information**===  ** Reading Informational Text, Vocabulary ** After reading // Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction // by David Macaulay, outline the major steps involved in constructing a cathedral by creating a comic strip or digital slide presentation of key events. Be mindful of important details. Be sure to note the page numbers that each box refers to so you can go back and cite the text during class discussion. Make a list of new vocabulary words that you learned from this book and that you encounter in other (fictional) texts. Your teacher may ask you to take notes in your journal of key events and share them with a partner before creating your comic strip or slide presentation. Be sure to note page numbers with relevant information or mark your text with sticky notes so you can cite the text, if needed. Practice the citation format introduced by your teacher.