Determine author's purpose by analyzing text structure
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine an author’s purpose by analyzing the function of each section of the text. This lesson focuses on the article, "Stopping Sharks by Blasting Their Senses" from www.smithsonian.com
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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STANDARDS
CCSS.RI.7.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
TEKS.7.10.D synthesize and make logical connections between ideas within a text and across two or three texts representing similar or different genres, and support those findings with textual evidence.
TEKS.7.10.A evaluate a summary of the original text for accuracy of the main ideas, supporting details, and overall meaning;
TEKS.7.Figure 19.D make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding;
IN.7.RN.3.3 Determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from the positions of others.
FL.LAFS.7.RI.2.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.