Virginia SOL 6.RI.2

6.RI.2 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 6.RI.2.A

  Determine the purpose of text features (e.g., boldface and italics type; type set in color; underlining; graphics and photographs; and headings and subheadings)...

• 6.RI.2.B

  Explain how an author’s word choice, organizational pattern, and language structure convey the author’s purpose.

• 6.RI.2.C

  Explain how an author establishes and conveys a perspective or purpose in an informational text.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify why an author uses headings, bold type, photographs, and other text features. They trace how word choice, sentence structure, and organization support the author’s purpose. They explain how details and tone reveal the author’s perspective.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students state the author’s purpose and perspective accurately. They cite specific words, text features, and organizational choices. They explain how each choice guides the reader’s understanding or response.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat headings, bold type, and images as decoration rather than clues to meaning. They often confuse the topic with the author’s purpose. Some name a perspective without citing word choice, structure, or other evidence.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a one-page article with a heading, bold term, and photograph. Ask: “What are the author’s purpose and perspective? Cite one text feature and one language or organization choice that conveys them.”

1. 01

   Give pairs a printed article and colored sticky notes to label each text feature, then write its job beside it.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: Which three words most clearly reveal the author’s perspective, and how would neutral replacements change the message?

3. 03

   Play Purpose Detectives: teams sort short passages by purpose, then earn a point by citing a feature, phrase, or organizational clue.

4. 04

   Compare two product reviews of the same item and identify how ratings, photos, headings, and loaded words shape each reviewer’s purpose.

• 2.RI.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 10.RI.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.RI.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 1.RI.2

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.