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Craft and structure

Analyzing text structure, purpose, and rhetorical function

Craft and structure · Lesson 2 of 4

Lesson 2 of 4

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Unit 1

Craft and structure

4 lessons · 5 h 30 min of study

Determining the meaning of words and phrases in context1 h 30 min of study
Analyzing text structure, purpose, and rhetorical functionReading · 0%
Interpreting point of view, tone, and perspective1 h 15 min of study
Comparing claims and evidence across paired texts1 h 15 min of study

This unit is ≈14% of the PSAT, across 4 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 2 of 4 · Craft and structure

Analyzing text structure, purpose, and rhetorical function

3 quick checks≈4% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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Analyze the structure of a text or passage section and explain how its organization supports meaning or development.
Determine the primary purpose of a text, paragraph, sentence, or textual detail in context.
Explain the rhetorical function of a sentence, example, quotation, statistic, or description within a passage.

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Evaluate how a text introduces, develops, connects, or concludes ideas through structural choices.

Identify how authors use comparison, contrast, cause and effect, problem-solution, sequence, or description to achieve a purpose.

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