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.
Demonstrated Proficiency of ELA.4.9.E.iii
Present students with an argumentative text. Lead a class discussion about the intended audience or reader. A teacher may wish to use the questions below to guide the discussion.
Questions to Consider:
- Who was the author writing to?
- What information in the text tells you who the audience is?
- Why do you think the author is writing to that audience?
Further Explanation
This 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.