text affects theoverall meaning .— reading W r i t i n g

Learning Targets:

Reading: Literature

I can read closely and find answers explicitly in the text and answers that require aninference.

I can analyze an author’s words and determine multiple pieces of textual evidence that

strongly and thoroughly support both explicit and inferential questions.

I can analyze plot to determine two or more themes.

I can define and identify various forms of figurative language.

I can analyze how an author’s choice of specific words evokes a particular meaning or

tone in a text and how using language in a new way creates an engaging overall effect.

I can analyze how specific word choices build on one another to create a cumulative

impact on the overall meaning and tone of the text.

I can analyze how an author’s choice of structuring specific parts of a text affects the

overall meaning.

—Reading: Informational Text

I can read closely and find answers explicitly in the text and answers that require an

inference.

I can analyze an author’s words and determine multiple pieces of textual evidence that

strongly and thoroughly support both explicit and inferential questions.

I can identify two or more central ideas of a text.

I can determine how an author chose to structure his/her exposition or argument.

I can analyze the structure of an author’s exposition or argument and evaluate whether

the structure is effective.

I can determine if an author’s structure is effective in making his/her points clear,

convincing, and engaging.

I can define rhetoric (a technique an author uses to persuade a reader to consider a topic

from a different perspective).

I can identify when an author uses rhetoric and analyze how the rhetoric strengthens

his/her point of view or purpose.

I can analyze how the author’s style and content contribute to the power,

persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.

—Writing

I can present my information maintaining an objective tone and formal style that

includes an introduction that previews what is to follow, supporting details, varied

transitions and syntax, and a concluding statement/section that supports the

information presented.

I can compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my

understanding of a specific writing style.

I can compose written responses and include textual evidence to strengthen my

analysis, reflection, and/or research.