S.06 – Craft and Structure Thread Standards Map

This is a standards map for the concept of analyzing the author's purpose of the text. It is specific to Standard 6 of the Craft and Structure Anchor in the Literacy Reading in Science/Technical Subjects standards of the CCSS ELA standards.

1. Common Core State Standards: ELA Standards for Science/Technical > 6-8 > CS > S.6
   

   Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Text Purpose Explanation Procedure Experiment	4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing an explanation) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing a procedure description) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing an discussing an experiment)	4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose of an explanation. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose for a description of a procedure. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose for discussing an experiment.	A. An author always has a purpose for providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment.	A.1 How might an archeologist's explanation or experiment be different from a chemist's?

2. Common Core State Standards: ELA Standards for Science/Technical > 9-10 > CS > S.6
   

   Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Text Purpose Explanation Procedure Experiment Question	2 - Define (author addressed question) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing an explanation) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing a procedure description) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing an discussing an experiment)	2 - I can define question author seeks to address. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose of an explanation. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose for a description of a procedure. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose for discussing an experiment.	A. In science/technical text, there is a purpose that includes a question the author seeks to address.	A.1 How can you analyze the author's purpose of the text to define the question he/she seeks to address? A.2 How can you analyze text to see purpose and question of their explanation? A.3 How can you analyze text to see purpose and question of their description of a procedure? A.4 How can you analyze text to see purpose and question of their discussion of an experiment?

3. Common Core State Standards: ELA Standards for Science/Technical > 11-12 > CS > S.6
   

   Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Text Purpose Explanation Procedure Experiment Issues	1 - Identify (unresolved issues) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing an explanation) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing a procedure description) 4 - Analyze (text purpose in providing an discussing an experiment)	2 - I can identify unresolved issues. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose of an explanation. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose for a description of a procedure. 4 - I can analyze the text containing purpose for discussing an experiment.	A. In science/technical text, there may be important issues that remain unresolved.	A.1 How can you analyze the author's text purpose? Based on the purpose, how may one identify remaining unresolved issues? A.2 How can you analyze text to see purpose and question of their explanation? A.3 How can you analyze text to see purpose and question of their description of a procedure? A.4 How can you analyze text to see purpose and question of their discussion of an experiment?