TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(B)
evaluate use of text structure to achieve the author's purpose;
Source: Texas Administrative Code §110.39 (Chapter 110) · Adopted 2017
Knowledge & Skills 110.39(c)(8)
Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts
The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:
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Other expectations under 110.39(c)(8)
- TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(A) evaluate the author's purpose, audience, and message within a text;
- TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(C) evaluate the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
- TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(D) critique and evaluate how the author's use of language informs and shapes the perception of readers;
- TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(E) evaluate the use of literary devices such as paradox, satire, and allegory to achieve specific purposes;
- TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(F) evaluate how the author's diction and syntax contribute to the effectiveness of a text; and
- TEKS 110.39(c)(8)(G) analyze the effects of rhetorical devices and logical fallacies on the way the text is read and understood.