High School English III TEKS Standards

analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence from American literature.

analyze the rhetorical techniques, including parallelism, anaphora, and antithesis, used in seminal United States documents and other works of public discourse.

evaluate the logic of an argument's organizational structure and the effectiveness of the evidence used to support the claim.

compose a rhetorical analysis essay that examines the strategies an author uses to achieve a purpose, including the use of appeals, syntax, and diction.

write a research-based argumentative essay using multiple authoritative sources and addressing counterclaims with relevant evidence.

analyze how an author's diction choices, including connotation and denotation, shape meaning and tone in American literary texts.