ELA21.6.1

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.1
Identify and explain an author’s rhetorical choices, including point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings, to develop central and supporting ideas.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Authors make specific rhetorical choices in their writing to convey meaning.
Rhetorical devices include point of view, purpose, personal anecdotes, and word choice.
Authors develop the main idea of the text by including supporting details to further elaborate on the text's central meaning.

Skills

Students are able to:

Identify an author's rhetorical choices related to point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings.
Explain why an author made particular rhetorical choices related to point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings.
Explain how an author's rhetorical choices developed the central and supporting ideas of the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

When writing a text, authors make specific decisions about the structure, format, and vocabulary to accurately convey their central idea.

Vocabulary

Rhetorical choices
Point of view
Purpose
Anecdotes
Figurative word meaning
Connotative word meaning
Technical word meaning
Central idea
Supporting idea

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