6th Grade Author's Craft Interactive Videos

Master critical reading skills by identifying an author's purpose, understanding perspective, and recognizing bias in texts. Develop the ability to analyze texts deeply and interpret authors' intentions and viewpoints with accuracy and insight.

Authors construct texts with diverse goals, using distinct biases and perspectives that influence the content. Key skills involve enhancing critical reading abilities and evaluating how authorial decisions and viewpoints affect the portrayal of information in texts.

Authors use text to persuade, inform, or entertain, helping learners sharpen critical reading skills by identifying various writing purposes and applying these concepts in practical scenarios.

Learn to identify an author's purpose by distinguishing between persuasive, informative, and entertaining texts. Develop critical reading skills by recognizing nuanced language cues and practical examples used in various text types.

Explore Aristotle's techniques of persuasion with a focus on ethos, logos, and pathos in both modern and historical media contexts. Gain insights into identifying and using rhetorical tools effectively in diverse settings, enhancing skills in critical thinking and communication.

Explore the author's purpose using the PIE method—Persuade, Inform, Entertain—through an examination of ecotourism. Develop the ability to identify the author's intent and attitude, enhancing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Explore the various purposes of writing, examining how authors aim to inform, persuade, and entertain. Develop the ability to identify writing objectives and differentiate between types of texts, enhancing critical comprehension skills.

Engage in the process of analyzing an author's point of view by comparing distinct elements within a text. Develop the ability to identify comparisons, evaluate the author's intent, and understand character portrayal through critical reading and analytical thinking.

Examine the concept of author's perspective and differentiate it from point of view, focusing on how life experiences influence opinions. Develop skills to identify and analyze various opinion types in texts, such as negative, positive, and neutral, and apply these skills to enhance real-world reading and comprehension abilities.

Explore the author's purpose in literature by understanding the reasons for writing, such as persuading, informing, and entertaining. Students will develop the ability to identify these intents in texts, thereby enhancing their comprehension and analytical skills.

Explore distinctions between author's purpose, point of view, and perspective to enhance reading comprehension. Identify these elements, infer character perspectives, and analyze texts from multiple viewpoints, thereby strengthening analytical reading skills.

Methods for analyzing an author's perspective and the critical nuances of literary critique are explored to enable learners to discern varying viewpoints in literature. Skills are developed in evaluating writing styles and socio-cultural contexts effectively.

Explore how family and personal experiences shape an author's writing style and perspective. Understand the author's influence on text while developing skills to analyze literary techniques effectively.

Engage in analyzing an author's writing choices by focusing on the use of perspectives and text structure. Develop critical thinking skills by exploring how an author's purpose influences reader engagement and comprehension.

Understanding an author's perspective by examining various viewpoints in literature helps learners develop skills to interpret how personal experiences and tone influence narrative perspectives, thereby enhancing their analytical capabilities.

Exploration of how authors' perspectives shape narratives, with a focus on PT Barnum's life and his public deception through artifacts. Develop critical thinking by comparing contrasting viewpoints and analyzing how these viewpoints influence reader perceptions.

Exploration of how diverse experiences shape literary perspectives and lead to varying interpretations, even in similar scenarios. Learners will enhance their ability to analyze different viewpoints and understand how perspective influences storytelling and interpretation.

Focus on understanding an author's perspective in nonfiction texts, with an emphasis on comprehending factual information and primary viewpoints. Develop skills in identifying the author's intent and analyzing key textual elements to enhance critical reading abilities.

Focus on developing the essential skills needed to evaluate source reliability and identify bias in research. Enhance the ability to critically assess information sources by determining their credibility and potential biases to improve research accuracy and objectivity.

Focusing on analyzing text structures, learners develop critical reading skills and deepen their understanding of an author's purpose. By examining structures like chronological and problem-solution, students enhance comprehension and interpretative abilities.