4.10

4.10 is a knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 4.10.A

  explain the author's purpose and message within a text

• 4.10.B

  explain how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose

• 4.10.C

  analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes

• 4.10.D

  describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achi...

• 4.10.E

  identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view

• 4.10.F

  discuss how the author's use of language contributes to voice

• 4.10.G

  identify and explain the use of anecdote.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students determine what an author wants readers to think, feel, or understand. They explain how structure, visuals, language, point of view, voice, and anecdotes help achieve that goal. They also use selected craft moves in their own speaking and writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students cite a specific structure, graphic, word choice, point of view, or anecdote and explain how it supports the author’s intent. They can describe how imagery, figurative language, and sound shape voice or meaning. They use at least one chosen craft move effectively in their own writing.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may name a purpose such as “inform” or “entertain” without giving text evidence. They may confuse the topic with the message, or identify a craft move without explaining its effect. Some treat graphics as decoration and confuse the narrator with the author.

04

How to Assess It

Give students one page from the current class text. Ask: “State the author’s purpose and message, then explain how two craft choices help communicate them.”

1. 01

   Give pairs a cut-up article with a heading, image, anecdote, and conclusion, then have them rebuild it and explain each placement.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: “Which author choice most shapes the message, and what would change if the author removed it?”

3. 03

   Play Craft Detective by giving teams device cards to match with examples of imagery, simile, metaphor, alliteration, assonance, and point of view.

4. 04

   Compare two advertisements for the same product, then identify how images, wording, structure, and anecdotes target different audiences.

• 6.9

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 5.10

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.10

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• K.9

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.