Kentucky Reading and Writing RI.6.6

ELA6th GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

Determine an author’s perspective and purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in a text.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Craft and Structure

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students work out what a writer thinks about a topic and why the writer wrote the piece. They point to words, facts, or examples that reveal both.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given an article about school lunch, a student can name the writer’s view and goal separately. They can quote a detail and explain how it supports each answer.
Common Misconceptions: Students may name the topic as the writer’s purpose, saying “school lunch” instead of “to persuade readers to support a longer lunch period.” They may give their own opinion as the writer’s view or assume a text with facts has no point of view.
How to Assess It: Put this on an exit ticket: “Our cafeteria throws away hundreds of uneaten apples. A share table could keep good food out of the trash.” Ask, “What does the writer think, what do they want readers to do, and which words show that?”

Lesson moves

Give pairs a school recycling flyer; have them highlight words that show the writer’s view and circle words that show the writer’s goal.
Read a letter asking for longer lunch periods, then ask, “Which sentence best shows what the writer wants, and why?”
Play clue match with three short school lunch excerpts and cards labeled “inform” and “persuade”; students match each card and underline proof.
Compare a grocery store ad for reusable bags with a city recycling flyer; mark phrases that show what each writer wants readers to do.

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