English Language Arts (2005)
Intermediate, Commencement, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
This web-based resource provides a factsheet, game, quiz, and worksheet to help students understand the different types of text including: descriptive, informative, instructional, and persuasive.
Access this resource at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/index.shtml
6R7 Compare and contrast how different formats, including print and digital media, contribute to the understanding of a subject. (RI&RL)
6R9 Use established criteria in order to evaluate the quality of texts. Make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, and personal experiences. (RI&RL)
7R5 In literary texts, analyze how structure, including genre-specific features, contributes to the development of themes and central ideas. (RL)In informational texts, analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the sections contribute to the whole and to the development of themes and central ideas. (RI)
7R8 Trace and evaluate the development of an argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient and recognizing when irrelevant evidence is introduced. (RI&RL)
7L6 Acquire and accurately use general academic and content-specific words and phrases; apply vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
