S.06 – Craft and Structure Thread Standards Map

This is a standards map for the concept of identifying author's point of view or purpose. It is specific to Standard 6 of the Craft and Structure Anchor in the Literacy Reading in History/Social Studies Subjects standards of the CCSS ELA standards.

1. Common Core State Standards: ELA Standards for History/Social Studies > 6-8 > CS > S.6
   

   Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Author’s point of view or purpose Loaded language Inclusion Avoidance	1 - Identify (Aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view) 1 - Identify (Aspects of a text that reveal an author’s purpose)	1 - I can identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view using loaded language. 1 - I can identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view using inclusion of particular facts. 1 - I can identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view using avoidance of particular facts. 1 - I can identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s purpose using loaded language. 1 - I can identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s purpose using inclusion of particular facts. 1 - I can identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s purpose using avoidance of particular facts.	A. An author's use of emotive or high-inference (loaded) language can influence the audience's response. B. Purpose for writing by an author can be reflected in inclusion or deletion of events. C. Authors write with purpose from a particular point of view, often revealed in the details of text.	A.1 How can the use of loaded language reveal the authors' intent? B.1 How can an author's inclusion or avoidance of certain details affect a text? C.1 How might author point of view or purpose be revealed in text?

2. Common Core State Standards: ELA Standards for History/Social Studies > 9-10 > CS > S.6
   

   Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Point of view Multiple authors Topics -Same -Similar Details Emphasis	4 - Compare (The point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics) 4 - Compare (The point of view of two or more authors for how they include and emphasize details in their respective accounts)	4 - I can compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics. 4 - I can compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they include and emphasize details in their respective accounts.	A. Points of view of multiple authors will influence emphasis, inclusion, occlusion and interpretations of similar textual topics.	A.1 What affect will the accounts of two or more authors have on a similar topic?