Analyze and evaluate the structure of a text

Analyze and evaluate the structure of a text

In this lesson you will learn how to analyze and evaluate the structure of a text by examining how the author convinces and engages the reader.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

STANDARDS

CCSS.RI.11-12.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

TEKS.E3.9.D synthesize ideas and make logical connections (e.g., thematic links, author analyses) between and among multiple texts representing similar or different genres and technical sources and support those findings with textual evidence.

TEKS.E3.9.C make and defend subtle inferences and complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational patterns; and

TEKS.E4.9.D synthesize ideas and make logical connections (e.g., thematic links, author analysis) among multiple texts representing similar or different genres and technical sources and support those findings with textual evidence.

TEKS.E4.9.C make and defend subtle inferences and complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational patterns; and

TEKS.E4.9.A summarize a text in a manner that captures the author's viewpoint, its main ideas, and its elements without taking a position or expressing an opinion;

IN.11-12.RN.3.2 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

FL.LAFS.1112.RI.2.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.