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14. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6
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Rhetorical Analysis and Author's Purpose: Decode How and Why Authors Write
Students learn to identify an author's purpose and analyze the rhetorical strategies writers use to inform, persuade, and influence their audiences.
What You'll Learn
Authors write to inform, persuade, or express a viewpoint.
Rhetorical appeals include ethos, pathos, and logos strategies.
Tone and word choice reveal an author's attitude and intent.
Bias shapes how authors select and present their evidence.
What You'll Practice
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Students identify author's purpose across diverse real-world texts.
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Learners analyze rhetorical strategies used to persuade audiences.
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Practice questions explore how tone and word choice reveal intent.
Why This Matters
Mastering rhetorical analysis empowers students to critically evaluate the texts and media they encounter every day, making them more informed readers, writers, and citizens.
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Rhetorical Analysis
Author's Purpose
Persuasion
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