Week 3 Assignment 1

STAGE 1 – Desired Results
Established Goals: RI.6.3 - Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). RI.6.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. RI.6.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. RI.6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Essential Questions: +  What is the purpose of finding out the author’s view? How does this help the reader?  +  What strategies can the student use? +  How can I get the student to use these strategies to get the most out of the reading?	Understandings: Students will understand that… + There are many different media forms to access the information. + There are different strategies they can use in order to read the informational texts. + They can use the strategy that best suits their learning style.
Students will know… +  Vocabulary such as the words figurative, connotative, and technical +  Various media access to the information +  By finding the author’s point of view they will be able to navigate informational texts used in various assessments such as the SATS and GREs	Students will be able to… +  Determine an author’s point of view +  Devel into the subject and make inferences +  Think critically +  Evaluate the texts +  Formulate conclusions and opinions about what they have read