English Language Arts and Reading.3.9.E.iii

The student is expected to

recognize characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:

 

identifying the intended audience or reader; and

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.

Consider pairing SE 3.9.E.i with SE 3.9.E.iii and asses both SEs at the same time. With SE 3.9.E.i, students identify the claim of an argumentative text. Have students read an argumentative text in pairs and identify the claim and intended audience of the text. Require students to provide text evidence to support their ideas. Author’s purpose (SE 3.10.A) an also be incorporated into this activity.

Further Explanation

This assessment item requires students to identify the specific target group for a message. Students should also consider who would be interested in the topic being presented and be aware that the intended audience could be a single person, a group of people, or the general public. Identifying the intended audience is a reading skill that should be taught in all genres.

a text written to demonstrate to an audience that a certain position or idea is valid and that others are not The writer appeals to reason, develops, defends, or debates the topic, connecting a series of statements in an orderly way so they lead to a logical conclusion.
Students are expected to identify the intended group for the message of an argumentative text. Students must first determine the author’s purpose. There are various motivations authors may have when they decide to write. In argumentative texts, authors typically seek to explain their understanding of an issue or topic or convince readers of something. It is important that students think about who may be interested in the topic being presented and be aware that the intended audience could be a single person, a group of people, or the general public.
Recognizing characteristics requires students to determine the specific components of something. In reading, students are expected to have a clear idea of the particular attributes of a variety of genres. For example, they should know that argumentative texts have unique characteristics, such as a claim, an intended audience, and the use of facts to support opinions. Students should recognize structures of argumentative text (e.g., introduction, claim, facts, and conclusion). Each one of these structures has a specific function in an argumentative text that students should identify and explain.