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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Standard #: LAFS.6.RI.2.6Archived Standard
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Subject Area: English Language Arts
Grade: 6
Strand: Reading Standards for Informational Text
Idea: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
Cluster: Craft and Structure
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
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Lesson Plan
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Original Student Tutorial
  • Turn the Key: Unlocking Authors' Intentions # Learn how to identify an author's purpose and attitude toward a specific topic. In this interactive tutorial, you'll practice identifying the key differences between argumentative and informative writing. You'll also practice determining an author's attitude and beliefs toward a topic using several short informational texts.
Unit/Lesson Sequences
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Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
  • Turn the Key: Unlocking Authors' Intentions # Learn how to identify an author's purpose and attitude toward a specific topic. In this interactive tutorial, you'll practice identifying the key differences between argumentative and informative writing. You'll also practice determining an author's attitude and beliefs toward a topic using several short informational texts.
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