ELAR 6.9
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.
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Should Smartphones Be Allowed in Class? Comprehension Worksheets
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
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Metaphors Worksheet
Practice identifying and using metaphors with this differentiated metaphors worksheet.
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Writing Biographical Texts PowerPoint
A 29-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Color by Parts of Speech (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Pronouns) - Chameleon
Practice identifying different parts of speech with this fun color-by-code worksheet.
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A Thinker Like Me Poem - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a poem about a thinker.
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Interpreting Figurative Language - Worksheets
Explore figurative language in poetry with this age-appropriate poem and accompanying vocabulary questions.
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Onomatopoeia Words - Vocabulary Display
Display a fun onomatopoeia word wall in your classroom with printable cards containing onomatopoeia examples.
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Biography Timeline Template
Use this multipurpose timeline template for a variety of assignments, projects, and more!
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Text Features Flashcards
A set of 17 flashcards to review text features.
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Persuasive Device Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to use when teaching your students about persuasive devices.
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Note-taking Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when taking notes.
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World Geography – Country Research Project Inquiry Task
Help your students discover new countries with our printable country research project template.
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Elements of a Biography Poster
Use this biographical writing poster with annotations to help your students understand how to write an engaging biography.
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Figurative Language Sorting Activity
Explore figurative language in context with this set of 28 sorting cards.
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Biography Cube
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
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Inquiry Project - Template
A diverse template to help students craft inquiry questions to produce different types of research projects.
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Elements of Poetry - Figurative Language
An activity to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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In My Eyes (Poem) - Poetry Reading Comprehension Activity
Practice analyzing poetry with this poem and set of comprehension questions.
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Personal Pronouns Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author’s craft of using personal pronouns in persuasive text.
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Figurative Language Telephone Game
Play this figurative language game with a group to practice recognizing and inventing metaphors, similes, and personification.
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History of Halloween – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the history of Halloween with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Figurative Language Task Cards
Practice working with figurative language with this set of 12 task cards.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
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Malala Yousafzai Biography – Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity paired with a biography on Malala Yousafzai.
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Low and High Modality Sort – Worksheet
Sort low and high modality words with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Figurative Language - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore figurative language in multiple ways with the set of 24 task cards.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Gemstones
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Figurative Language Anchor Charts
Remind your students about the most common types of figurative language with this set of classroom anchor charts.
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Types of Figurative Language - Worksheet
Practice identifying and creating examples of figurative language with this printable worksheet.
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Biography Brochure Template
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
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Advertisement Worksheet – Milton Mentor
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement.
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Biography Flipbook Template
Create a flipbook that clearly illustrates the most significant aspects of a biography subject.