CRSS.ELAR.4.A
Analyze audience, purpose, and message of text.
College Readiness and Study Skills · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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audiencepurposemessagetext
Skills
- analyze (audience of text) #dok3
- analyze (purpose of text) #dok3
- analyze (message of text) #dok3
- identify (components such as audience, purpose, and message) #dok2
- explain (how audience, purpose, and message relate to each other in a text) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the audience of a text and describe its characteristics. #dok2
- I can identify the purpose behind a text. #dok2
- I can analyze the message conveyed by a text. #dok3
- I can analyze how the audience, purpose, and message interact within a text. #dok3
- I can explain the relationship between the audience and the message of a text. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Understanding texts requires analyzing the relationship between audience, purpose, and message.
- Authors shape their message to suit both their intended audience and the purpose of the text.
Essential Questions
- Who is the audience for this text, and how do you know?
- What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?
- What is the main message conveyed by the text?
- How does the intended audience influence the way the message is presented?
- Why is it important to consider audience, purpose, and message when analyzing a text?