Analyzing Centrals Ideas In Historical American Texts

Historical American texts provide insight into the values, movements, and challenges of different time periods. These texts originally addressed a specific audience for a distinct ___________.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why is it important to consider both historical context and an author's background when analyzing historical texts?

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the author’s purpose in a historical text?

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match each type of author's purpose with its correct definition:

• To amuse and engage the reader.

• To inform

• To teach or inform about a topic without

• To persuade

• To persuade readers to agree with a pers

• To entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What were two purposes of George Washington’s Farewell Address?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Define 'central idea' in your own words.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or False: A central idea is always stated directly in a text.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Using the example of W.E.B. Du Bois' The Talented Tenth, how does the author explicitly state the central idea?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are two ways authors develop central ideas in historical texts?

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Read the excerpt from Booker T. Washington’s Industrial Education for the Negro and identify the type of supporting evidence used (facts, examples, quotations, etc.).

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1