- English Language Arts and Reading
- Grade 4
- Author's purpose and craft
identify and explain the use of anecdote.
Have students work in small groups to read a text that includes an anecdote. Lead a class discussion on anecdote, and then task students with identifying the anecdote in the selected text. Have students determine why the author chose to include the anecdote.
With this SE, students are expected to recognize which elements of an anecdote are relevant to the author’s larger point and why the author has chosen to include the anecdote as part of the story, explanation, or argument.