AA - Questions for Reading Time Flashcards
1
Q
Who?
A
- Who’s the author?
- Who’s the target audience/who is being affected by the issue (can be more than one)?
2
Q
What?
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- What’s the author’s contention?
- What’s the issue presented/context?
- What language does the author use to target the audience?
- What is the audience supposed to do?
3
Q
When/Where?
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- When/where does the audience and the language shift?
- When/where was the issue taking place?
- When/where is the contention placed within the piece?
4
Q
Why?
A
- Why is the author using specific language?
- Why is the argument/language persuasive to the audience?
5
Q
How?
A
- How are language devices & images being used to specifically target an audience (tone & techniques)?
- How does parts of language make the audience more likely to agree?
- How are the arguments constructed to help arguments?
- How does it link back to the writer’s main contention?
