Lesson 8: Language, Style, and Audience
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to analyze the impact of specific word choice on meaning and tone.
How did your understanding of the language change during your analysis?
What stylistic choices can you identify in the text?
How does the style influence your understanding of the language?
How could various audiences interpret this language?
What different possible emotional responses can you list?
How does the writer’s choice of words impact or create a specific tone in the text?
Instruction:
CCSS: RI.7.4
Application:
CCSS: RI.7.1, RI.7.4; SL.7.1.A, SL.7.1.C, SL.7.2
DOK 2,3,4
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
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