Saturday, January 19, 2008

Study Guide from Beyond Words-20 Questions

3. The focal point of a text is what the writer decides to discuss. Focal points can be found in the
form of thesis statements, topic sentences, big headings, and in many other forms.

4. Genre is a category used to identify text with consistent and familiar features.

12. Context is the who, what, when, where, and why of a subject matter.

15. Details are important in texts because they often offer support for a claim or make a story
seem valid.

19. The Wall Street Journal uses hedcuts because the paper believes in focusing on hard news
and not using photographs that could possibly overwhelm the surrounding text.

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