Common Core Literacy Standards
3. Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
What I want you to know:
1. Text and organizational tools communicate different kinds of information.
How does the author introduce and develop ideas in sequence?
How does the writer make connections between ideas?
2. Writers have a purpose for writing.
How does the audience influence the format of your writing?
How is your style of writing influenced by your purpose?
3. The use of proper formats results in effective communication.
What am I trying to achieve through my writing?
4. Writing is a tool used for thinking, learning and communicating.
How can we use evaluation and reflection to improve our writing?
Your grade:
1. What does this standard mean?
2. Graphic organizer
Assignment:
Day 1_Read the standard and write out what you should be able to do after you read non-fiction text.
Day 2_ Read the article and complete the graphic organizer that I give you.
Graphic Organizer
What is the Central Idea?
What, specifically, is the text about? In other words, what content does it attempt to cover and/or explain?
Detail for Central Idea
List three details that support the central idea
Analysis
Identify the purpose of the text
Identify the method(s) used by the writer
Comment on the effectiveness of the text in achieving its goal
The text
