ELA21.9.12

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

ELA21.9.12
Interpret digital texts to determine their subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Digital texts, such as online academic journals, social media, and blogs, have various subjects, appropriate occasions, intended audiences, purposes, and tones.
A credible source is free from bias and supported with relevant evidence.

Skills

Students are able to:

Identify and interpret the subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility of digital texts.

Understanding

Students understand that:

It is important to evaluate the credibility of digital text.
Digital texts will focus on different subjects, be used on different occasions, are created with different intended audiences, have different purposes, and a variety of tones.

Vocabulary

Digital text
Credibility
Subject
Occasion
Audience
Purpose
Tone

Aligned Learning Resources

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