Author Unfolds an Analysis of Ideas or Events

When analyzing how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, what should you focus on?

• The author's personal background

• The specific order and connections between ideas or events

• The text's genre and format

• The publication date of the text

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does it mean to analyze how an author introduces and develops an analysis in a text?

• Examining the author's use of figurative language

• Identifying the main characters in the text

• Tracing the progression and elaboration of the author's ideas

• Counting the number of paragraphs in each section

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

When determining multiple central ideas in a text, what should you do?

• Focus only on the first paragraph

• Ignore any ideas that contradict each other

• Identify the various main points the author is making throughout the text

• Choose the idea you personally agree with most

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the purpose of analyzing how ideas develop over the course of a text?

• To predict the author's next publication

• To understand how the author's argument or explanation evolves

• To determine the text's reading level

• To identify the author's favorite words

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How can you analyze the development of ideas over the course of a text?

• By ignoring the sequence of events

• By examining how ideas interact and build on one another

• By focusing only on the conclusion

• By reading only the first chapter

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When analyzing a text, what should you do to determine the central ideas and their development?

• Focus only on the introduction

• Ignore the conclusion

• Analyze how the ideas interact and build on one another

• Look only at the main characters

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does it mean to analyze an author's perspective?

• To summarize the plot of the story

• To understand why the story was written

• To identify the author's opinion and beliefs as expressed in the text

• To list the characters in the story

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is the importance of analyzing a complex set of ideas in a text?

• To provide a simple summary

• To explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop

• To ignore the main points

• To focus on the author's personal life

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does paragraph 11 contribute to the development of the ideas in the text?

• It provides more relatable examples of tribalism, as well the author’s own experiences.

• It proves that there is no way to escape the extreme behavior that tribalism promotes.

• It shows that tribalism is merely a phase in life that everyone must experience, but then move on from.

• It shows how only very few people are vulnerable to the extreme behavior that tribalism can evoke.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When analyzing an author's ideas or claims, what type of evidence should you look for to support your analysis?

• Information from a different text on the same topic

• Your personal experiences related to the topic

• Specific details, facts, or examples from the text itself

• Popular opinions about the topic from social media

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1