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Learn Zillion: Determine Author's Purpose Using Text Evidence Instructional VideoLearn Zillion: Determine Author's Purpose Using Text Evidence Instructional Video
Publisher
Imagine Learning Classroom
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8th
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English Language Arts
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Instructional Videos
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Lexile Measures
990L
Instructional Video

Learn Zillion: Determine Author's Purpose Using Text Evidence

Curated by ACT

In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the author's purpose by asking, "Why did the author write this?" and using text evidence to prove his purpose. [10:04]

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

author's purpose

Additional Tags

analyze author's purpose, author intentions, describe, explain, text evidence, ccss.ela-literacy.rh.6-8.6, ccss.ela-literacy.rst.6-8.6, identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts)., learnzillion: determine author's purpose using text evidence, learnzillion: determine author's purpose using text evidence ccss.ela-literacy.rst.6-8.6, the little owls that live underground

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Common Core

RI.8.6 RH.6-8.6 RST.6-8.6 RI.8.8

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