1-8-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 6 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Six - CCCS for Reading - Standard 6 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	Explain how an author develops and contrasts the point of view of the narrator, speaker, characters, or audience in a text.	Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. Analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
narrator/character development	Regional dialects in the United States Do You Speak American? Common Phrase translator Historical and cultural contexts Making Judgements about the Author Making Judgements about the Author II Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoints Audience and Purpose Author's Purpose Author's Purpose quiz Creative Net (connecting with real authors) Skype an Author Tone and Purpose quiz Author's Purpose Interactive Practice Sites Conventions of Letter Writing Nomination to Hall of Fame Improving Dialogue Analyzing Characters with WALTer  Characters and Point of View Literary Style Exploring Point of View Point of View Quiz Author's Point of View and Purpose PPT Persuasive Presentations Can You Convince Me? Persuasion Map Persuasive Writing Workshop Persuasive Essay Study Guide Write About Pet Peeves Convince Mom and Dad Argument Transitions Logic in Argumentative Writing Logical Fallacies aMap Purpose and Point of View Pretest  Purpose and Point of View Posttest Identifying Text Purpose Dramatic Irony
theme
author's voice
author's purpose
point of view
bias
fact vs. opinion

Please post a comment below if you have a site or lesson idea to share for teaching this standard.  I would love your input!