BHS ELA Instructional Guide

Strategies to Support Teaching the Standard ● Determining Author’s Purpose Chart Question Stems and Prompts for Assessment

● What do you know about the author and what do you need to learn about the author? ● What references do you see in the text that relate to the author’s geographic location, identity or background, culture? ● What does the time period of the text tell us about the culture? ● How does the culture of the author impact the text? ● How would this text change if it were set in a different time period? ● How do you see the author’s identity in each text in their body of work? ● What common themes, topics, and messages are common among the author’s body of work that relate to the author’s background, culture, and identity. Additional Supports / Professional Resources

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Last Updated August 13, 2024

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