Author’s Purpose, Bias, and Tone | Advanced ELA Slides for Inference & Perspective (No Voice-Over)

Help your students master the advanced ELA skills of author’s purpose, tone, bias, and perspective with this self-paced video walkthrough. Designed for upper middle school and high school learners, this no voice-over slide deck supports independent learning while reinforcing academic reading and inference strategies. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, or digital ELA stations.

🧠 Skills Covered in This Lesson:
✔ Understanding Author’s Purpose (beyond Persuade, Inform, Entertain)
✔ Analyzing Author’s Perspective (tone, implied opinion, word choice)
✔ Identifying Bias (one-sided arguments, emotional manipulation, opinion vs. fact)
✔ Recognizing Tone (sarcasm, enthusiasm, neutrality, critical tone, etc.)
✔ Spotting Implied Meaning (reading between the lines)
✔ Interpreting Loaded Language and Emotional Appeals
✔ Using Inference to Understand Complex Texts
✔ Building Academic Vocabulary Through Contextual Clues

📝 What’s Included in This Video:
🔹 Concise teaching slides with clear definitions and advanced tips
🔹 Tone ladder and bias signal word guide
🔹 3 rigorous reading passages (~170–190 words each)
🔹 9 multiple-choice questions (3 per passage)
🔹 Built-in answer slides for review and reflection
🔹 Chunked pacing for neurodivergent-friendly, self-paced use
🔹 Clean formatting with no clutter or distractions

⏱️ Self-Paced Timing Guide:
• Passage slides – 15 seconds
• Question slides – 15–18 seconds
• Answer slides – 10 seconds
• Instruction slides – 5 seconds

Students can pause the video at any point for extra processing time.

🎯 Best For:
• Middle & high school classrooms
• Homeschool ELA enrichment
• Self-paced review and practice
• Test prep for reading comprehension and analysis
• Neurodivergent-friendly ELA mini-lessons
• Sub plans, centers, or flipped classrooms

📥 Want the Full Resource?
Get the printable PDF, digital slides, and all three skill levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) in one bundle:
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