Justifying Views About Texts
English · Reading Comprehension · procedural
Provide reasoned justifications for views about texts, supporting interpretations and opinions with evidence and logical arguments
What mastery looks like
- State an opinion about a character's motivations and support it with three pieces of textual evidence
- Construct a reasoned argument about an author's message using quotes from the text
- Respond to an alternative interpretation by providing counter-evidence from the text
Check your understanding
When Justifying Views About Texts shares an opinion about a book — like "I think the villain had a point" — can they back it up with specific quotes or events from the text, rather than just saying how they feel?
Prerequisites
Required first
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