Readers apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
Demonstrate an understanding that reading is a gradual process of constructing meaning and revising initial understandings. Demonstrate an understanding that a single text will elicit a wide variety of responses, each of which may be the point of view of the individual reader or listener. Identify the author's purpose and analyze the effects of that purpose on the text. Identify the author's point of view and analyze the effects of that point of view on the text. Identify the devices an author uses to persuade readers and critique the effectiveness of the use of those devices.