ENG3.ELAR.8.A
Analyze the author's purpose, audience, and message within a text; August 2020 Update Page 13 §110.C. High School.
English III · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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Skills
- analyze (author's purpose) #dok3
- analyze (author's intended audience) #dok3
- analyze (author's message) #dok3
- identify (specific textual evidence for purpose, audience, and message) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify the author’s purpose in a text with supporting evidence. #dok2
- I can analyze how the author's purpose shapes the text’s message. #dok3
- I can analyze who the intended audience is and how the text addresses them. #dok3
- I can analyze the author's message and support my analysis with textual examples. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Authors intentionally craft their texts with a specific purpose, audience, and message in mind.
- Understanding an author's purpose, audience, and message deepens comprehension and critical analysis of a text.
Essential Questions
- How can you determine the author’s purpose in a text?
- In what ways does an author address or engage their audience?
- What strategies does an author use to communicate their message effectively?
- Why is it important to analyze purpose, audience, and message when reading a text?
- How might the message of a text change for different audiences or purposes?