How does an author’s culture influence their perspective and point of view? Moreover, how does an author’s purpose affect their point of view? These are the questions middle schoolers investigate in a three-unit module that uses works by Chinese American Laurence Yep and reporter Emma Burke as anchor texts.
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English Language Arts, Reading: Informational Text
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figurative language, connotation, chinese culture, author's perspective, inferences, making inferences, autobiographical writing, textual evidence, point of view, narrators, literary themes, tone, context clues, word choice, novels, literary analysis, studying literature, peer editing, final drafts, author's purpose, expository essays, research reports, informational texts, informative writing, news articles, main ideas, essay writing, concluding paragraphs, introductory paragraphs, rough drafts, character analysis, body paragraphs, supporting evidence, evidence, essay structure, word meanings, photograph analysis, summarizing, cross-media analysis, newspapers, news reporting, facts, asking questions, answering questions, text connections, short stories, interviewing, writing structure, dramatic plays, poetry
