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Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
(B) analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;
(C) analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
(D) describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
(E) identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpose;
(F) analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood and voice; and
(G) explain the differences between rhetorical devices and logical fallacies.
Use this multipurpose timeline template for a variety of assignments, projects, and more!
A graphic organizer for students to use when taking notes.
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
Practice identifying and using metaphors with this differentiated metaphors worksheet.
Practice identifying and creating examples of figurative language with this printable worksheet.
A fun activity to use when learning about parts of speech.
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.
Explore figurative language in poetry with this age-appropriate poem and accompanying vocabulary questions.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a poem about a thinker.
Explore figurative language in context with this set of 28 sorting cards.
Use this PowerPoint template for students to author a researched-based biography on a historical figure.
Teach figurative language using our comprehensive instructional slide deck and accompanying activities.
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of using modality words to persuade the reader.
Provide students with a visual reminder of the types of figurative language with this classroom display poster.
A research template for older students to use when writing a biography.
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement.
Review our profile on the first Black woman astronaut and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Play this figurative language game with a group to practice recognizing and inventing metaphors, similes, and personification.
A worksheet to reinforce student knowledge of persuasive devices.
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
An inquiry-based task to strengthen your students' understanding of conducting research for an informational text.
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
A comprehension task paired with an article about the history of Halloween.
Explore figurative language in multiple ways with the set of 24 task cards.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
Sort low and high modality words with this cut and paste worksheet.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
An activity for students to research the cultural contributions from countries around the world.