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Texas TEKS · Grade 6 · English · Author's purpose and craft

8 curriculum codes

English

Author's purpose and craft

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Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:

18 resources

Biography Unit – Year 6

Connecting Year 6 English Unit

Emotive Vocabulary Year 6 Unit Plan

Genre: How Stories Work - Years 3-6

Hear What a Poem Does - Year 6

How Persuasive Texts Influence Readers - Year 6

Images Change a Reader's View — Year 6 Poetry Unit

Information Reports - Year 6

Monitoring Meaning — Year 6 English Unit

Poetry Effects Workshop - Year 6

Reading Explanations and Instructions - Year 6

Summarising Unit Plan – Year 6 English

Visualising Reading Strategy — Year 6

Vivid Language in Reviews - Year 6

Vivid Language in Stories and Poems - Year 6

Year 6 Author's Style Unit

Year 6 Predicting Comprehension Unit

Year 6 Questioning Unit

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explain the author's purpose and message within a text;

19 resources

Biography Unit – Year 6

Connecting Year 6 English Unit

Film Posters for Different Audiences - Year 6

How Persuasive Texts Influence Readers - Year 6

Information Reports - Year 6

Monitoring Meaning — Year 6 English Unit

News Reports — Year 6 English Unit

Objective, Subjective Language and Bias

Perspective & Context English Unit

Persuasion, Evidence and Bias - Year 6

Reading Explanations and Instructions - Year 6

Reporting Events and Recognising Commentary - Year 6

Summarising Unit Plan – Year 6 English

Visualising Reading Strategy — Year 6

Year 6 Author's Style Unit

Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation & Editing | 8 English Units Bundle

Year 6 Predicting Comprehension Unit

Year 6 Questioning Unit

Year 6 Writing Workshop and Text Types Bundle

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analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;

17 resources

Authors Bend the Pattern - Year 6 English Unit Plan

Choose a Structure for an Audience — Year 6 English Unit

Film Posters for Different Audiences - Year 6

Find the Right Route Through a Text - Year 6 English Unit

How a Text Does Its Job — Year 6 English Unit Plan

How Persuasive Texts Influence Readers - Year 6

Information Reports - Year 6

Linking Ideas in Informative Writing - Year 6

Monitor, Repair and Synthesize – Year 6 English Unit

News Reports — Year 6 English Unit

Perspective & Context English Unit

Read Online with a Purpose | Year 6 English Unit

Reading Explanations and Instructions - Year 6

Repetition and Word Associations — Year 6

Repetition and Word Links in Stories - Year 6

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Year 6 Writing Workshop and Text Types Bundle

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analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;

13 resources

Authors Bend the Pattern - Year 6 English Unit Plan

Choose a Structure for an Audience — Year 6 English Unit

Find the Right Route Through a Text - Year 6 English Unit

How a Text Does Its Job — Year 6 English Unit Plan

How Persuasive Texts Influence Readers - Year 6

Images in Texts Year 6 English Unit

Information Reports - Year 6

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

Monitor, Repair and Synthesize – Year 6 English Unit

Read Online with a Purpose | Year 6 English Unit

Reading Explanations and Instructions - Year 6

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

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describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;

8 resources

Emotive Vocabulary Year 6 Unit Plan

Genre: How Stories Work - Years 3-6

Hear What a Poem Does - Year 6

Images Change a Reader's View — Year 6 Poetry Unit

Poetry Effects Workshop - Year 6

Vivid Language in Reviews - Year 6

Vivid Language in Stories and Poems - Year 6

Year 6 Author's Style Unit

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identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpose;

5 resources

A Conversation Between Readers — Year 6 Unit of Work

Readers Meet Another Time - Year 6

Why Readers Respond Differently - Year 6

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Year 6 Author's Style Unit