This is a standards map for the concept of determining the author's point of view. It is specific to Standard 6 of the Craft and Structure Anchor in the Writing standards of the CCSS ELA standards.
Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
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Textual Roles
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1 - Name (Author)
1 - Name (Illustrator)
1 - Define (Author role)
1 - Define (Illustrator role)
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1 - I can name the author of a text.
1 - I can name the illustrator of a text.
1 - I can define the role of the author in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
1 - I can define the role of the illustrator in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
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A. Authors and illustrators both present text ideas or information to help us understand stories.
B. Authors and illustrators are identified on the front cover, with background information often included somewhere.
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A.1 Why do (many) books have authors and illustrators?
B.1 How do I identify the author and illustrator?
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Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
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Textual Information
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2 - Distinguish (Picture and word information)
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2 - I can distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
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A. Pictures may illustrate concept details and words describe less visible features or concepts.
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A.1 Why do (many) books have pictures and words?
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Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
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Author's Text
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1 - Identify (Main purpose)
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1 - I can identify the author's purpose.
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A. Writer purposes vary as much as people do.
B. Writing reflects what is important to the author.
C. Good readers identify the main purpose of a text by connecting ideas from one sentence to the next.
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A.1 What are the different reasons a writer writes?
B.1 How does the author's purpose affect what is written?
C.1 How does one identify the main purpose found in text?
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Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
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2 - Distinguish (Points of view)
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2 - I can distinguish my own point of view from that of the author.
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A. As I read, I consider how the author's background perspective may be similar or different from mine in responses and conclusions to situations.
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A. How does my point of view relate to the author’s?
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Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
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Event/ Topic Accounts
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3 - Compare (Firsthand and secondhand account)
3 - Contrast (Firsthand and secondhand account)
2 - Describe (Differences in focus)
2 - Describe (Differences in information)
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3 - I can compare a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.
3 - I can contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.
2 - I can describe the differences in focus.
2 - I can describe the differences in the information provided.
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A. Firsthand and secondhand accounts have differences in focus and information.
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A.1 Why are firsthand and secondhand accounts different?
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Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Point of View
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4 - Analyze (Multiple accounts)
2 - Note (Similarities)
2 - Note (Differences)
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4 - I can analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
2 - I can note important similarities in the point of view the accounts represent.
2 - I can note important differences in the point of view the accounts represent.
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A. Multiple accounts of the same event present varying points of view by people of varying backgrounds.
B. Similarities lie in the focus on similar content and universality of some human experiences.
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A.1 Why do multiple accounts of the same event vary?
B.1 Why might multiple accounts of the same event have some overlap?
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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
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Text
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2 - Determine (Point of view or purpose)
4 - Explain (Conveying)
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2 - I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text.
4 - I can explain how an author’s point of view is conveyed in the text.
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A. Author point of view is identified by how ideas are conveyed.
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A.1 How do I recognize an author’s point of view?
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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.
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Author’s Text
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2 - Determine (Point of view or purpose)
4 - Analyze (Positions)
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2 - I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text.
4 - I can analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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A. Authors often acknowledge and respond to conflicting evidence or viewpoints based on their own background or agenda.
B. To determine author purpose, look at tone of description, consider the intended audience and identify if focus is to persuade, inform or entertain.
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A.1 Why do I analyze author viewpoints?
B.1 How might the purpose of the author be revealed in a text?
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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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2 - Determine (Point of view or purpose)
4 - Analyze (Acknowledgement)
4 - Analyze (Response to conflicting evidence or viewpoints)
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2 - I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text.
4 - I can analyze how the author acknowledges to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
4 - I can analyze how the author responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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A. Authors acknowledge and respond to conflicting evidence or viewpoints based on their own background or agenda.
B. To determine author purpose, look at tone of description, consider the intended audience and identify if focus is to persuade, inform or entertain.
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A.1 Why do I study author viewpoints?
B.1 How might the purpose of the author be revealed in a text?
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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
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Author's Text
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2 - Determine (Point of view or purpose)
4 - Analyze (Rhetoric)
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2 - I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text.
4 - I can analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance point of view or purpose.
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A. Authors use rhetoric to advance point of view or purpose.
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A.1 How do authors use rhetoric?
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Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
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Author's Text
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2 - Determine (Author point of view/purpose)
4 - Analyze (Style contribution)
4 - Analyze (Content contribution)
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2 - I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective.
4 - I can analyze how style contributes to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
4 - I can analyze how content contributes to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
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A. Style and content contribute to text power, persuasiveness or beauty.
B. An author's word choice and rhetoric will reveal perspective and point of view.
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A.1 How do style and content contribute to text?
B.1 How might style and content reflect author point of view or purpose?
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