TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.57.b.6

(6) Style. The student develops skills in using oral language in public speeches. The student is expected to:

• (A) distinguish between oral and written language styles;

• (B) write manuscripts to facilitate language choices and enhance oral style;

• (C) use rhetorical and stylistic devices to achieve clarity, force, and aesthetic effect;

• (D) use informal, standard, and technical language appropriately;

• (E) employ previews, transitions, summaries, signposts, and other appropriate rhetorical strategies to enhance clarity; and

• (F) evaluate a speaker's style in oral or written speech models.