How+Does+It+Say+It?

How Does it Say It?
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 * **How does it say it? In other words, how does the author develop the text to convey his/her purpose? **

(What are the genre, format, organization, features, etc.?) || Cites significant examples from the text of elements of author’s craft/structure (voice, dialogue, language, figures of speech, imagery, mood, tone, format features, quotations, statistics, graphics,etc.) Uses appropriate vocabulary to identify the craft element. Provides an **insightful** explanation of how the author uses the craft of writing to convey his/her perspective. || Cites examples from the text of elements of author’s craft/structure (voice, dialogue, language, figures of speech, imagery, mood, tone, format features, etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt;">May not provide appropriate vocabulary to identify the craft element. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt;">Provides a **reasonable** explanation of how the author uses the craft of writing to convey his/her perspective. || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 6pt 0in;">Provides generalized and/or vague statements about the author’s craft/structure, and does not provide examples from the text; <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt;">Does not provide appropriate vocabulary to identify the craft element. **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Inadequate **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> explanation of how the author uses the craft of writing to convey his/her perspective is provided. || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 6pt 0in;">Unable to identify aspects of author’s craft and/or structure; may have copied pieces of the text **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Inaccurate **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">or **no** explanation of how the author uses the craft of writing to convey his/her perspective is provided. || Correlation to the Common Core ||
 * College and Career Readiness Standards for Reading (K-12) Anchor Statements ||
 * Key Ideas and Details ||
 * 3. ** Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. (CCQ2)  **

Craft and Structure
==4 . ** Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. (CCQ2) ** == 5** . Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (CCQ2) ** 6 . ** Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. (CCQ2) ** ** (CCQ3)  **  ||

<span style="margin: 0in 10pt 10pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"> ** Rick Snyder Sworn in as Michigan's 48th Governor  ** By CHRIS CHRISTOFF and KATHLEEN GRAY FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS appeared on January 2, 2011 Taken from [|www.freep.com] <span style="margin: 0in 4pt 0pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in;"> (1) LANSING -- Eleven months after introducing himself in a [|TV] ad as "one tough nerd" not tied to failed politics of the past, Rick Snyder became Michigan's 48th governor Saturday, declaring that his vision to reinvent Michigan from its economic distress is a state of mind all citizens must share. <span style="height: 108pt; margin-left: 270pt; margin-top: 17.3pt; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 162pt; z-index: 251656704;">   (2) "We need to move from negative to positive. We need to stop looking in the rearview mirror and look toward the future. We need to stop being divisive and become inclusive," Snyder said after taking his oath from state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly. (3) Both Snyder and his lieutenant governor, Brian Calley, said entrepreneurs and innovators -- not government -- are key to Michigan's climb back from a 40-year economic decline. <span style="height: 52.85pt; margin-left: 269.65pt; margin-top: 19.65pt; mso-wrap-edited: f; position: absolute; width: 198.35pt; z-index: 251657728;"> <span style="mso-next-textbox: #_x0000_s1028;">  ||   || <span style="height: 18pt; margin-left: 433.15pt; margin-top: 54.5pt; mso-wrap-edited: f; position: absolute; width: 52.85pt; z-index: 251658752;"> || (4) Snyder, 52, called his election a moment of opportunity and high expectations for a state with much to offer. He said creating jobs and giving young people reasons to stay in Michigan are a priority. His three children -- ages 22, 19 and 14 -- recited the Pledge of Allegiance together. (5) Snyder's inauguration capped an unlikely ascent of a former computer company executive who had never held public office. But his "tough nerd" campaign theme and his pledge of a new attitude for politics and policy won the public's favor. (6) "It is time to stop fighting among ourselves. It is time to solve problems and create opportunities," Snyder said in a 13-minute speech. ** Gov. Rick Snyder Looks To Reinvent Michigan; Says Bipartisanship, Tough Decisions Necessary  ** (7) Chad and Jennifer Fauskee of Grand Rapids waited for Saturday's inauguration under breaking skies at the state Capitol, hoping for encouragement from soon-to-be-sworn-in Gov. Rick Snyder. (8) "What I'd really like to hear is about how to solve Michigan's problems and get back on the right track," said Chad Fauskee, 31. "It doesn't matter who takes credit for it, let's solve our problems. That's what I've been hearing from him, that's why I've been so supportive of him." (9) With a battered economy now hung around his neck, Snyder called for all Michiganders to make his cause their own -- to "reinvent" a state with [|creative] innovation and without political and geographic rivalries that he said block progress. (10) "It is about us all working together. Lansing and state government will not be the solution to all our problems. Ten million people working together is the key," he said. (11) Snyder also repeated the bad news: Michigan's population loss has cost it five congressional seats in the past 40 years, and the state now ranks in the bottom third in per capita income. He said although the old industrial economy built around cars will remain important, the future lies with entrepreneurs who will make the state globally [|competitive]. (12) He warned that it won't be easy. (13) "Many have already made sacrifices," he said. "When we make changes like this, we are faced with the realization many of us will have to take a step back in the short term to move us all forward together in the long term.
 * Sample Article Read:

**  Rick Snyder Becomes Governor   ** ** Written by a student in Ms. S's class  ** The article about Rick Synder appeared in the // Detroit Free Press // on January 2, 2011, and was written by staff writers. The article is very reliable because the // Free Press // is known world-wide as a good newspaper. This informational article is one page and organized from the most important information to the least important. The author’s writing seems positive because he tells how Snyder will change Michigan for the better. I liked this article because Snyder “promises to make changes”. The writing style was good because it gives exact quotes from Snyder’s speech. Also, the sentences got right to the point and were easy to read. ** Written by a another student in Ms. S’s class  ** The article about Rick Snyder appeared in the Detroit Free Press and was written by staff writers on January 2, 2011. The Free Press is a reliable source. The article is one page and includes a picture of Snyder and a caption. The informational article presents the point of view that Snyder will be a great governor for Michigan. This comes through in the following quote from Snyder: “It is time to stop fighting among ourselves. It is time to solve problems and create opportunities.” I dislike the article because the writers are saying nothing but positive things, and every politician has something bad that he or she does. However, I like the writing style because it really got my attention. I especially liked the quotes, and Snyder’s persuasion with repeating, “We need…”. ||
 * **  Question #2: How does the text say it?   **