Standard: 8.R.RI.06 Determine an author’s point of view, perspective and purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
Objective: The Highly Proficient student can analyze an author’s point of view, perspective and purpose in a text and evaluates the effect of how the author responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
ELL Connection: IV-R-4:12: Determining the author's stated or implied purpose (e.g., to inform, to persuade, to entertain).
Essential Questions
What is an author’s point of view or purpose? How do you analyze the author’s point of view or purpose? What is conflicting evidence? How do you determine how the author responds to conflicting evidence? How do you evaluate the effect?