"What, How, Why" Framework

Which of the four questions are answered in a "What" analysis?

• What type of text is it?

• Who created it?

• What is the purpose / intent?

• When was it created /published?

• What is it about?

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Which of these would not be an appropriate response to the following question: What type of text is it?

• a picture

• a billboard advertisement

• a public service video announcement

• a television commercial

• an Instagram ad post

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CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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Who created this advertisement?

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What is this text about?

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What is this text about?

• This billboard is about buying an Iphone.

• This billboard asks viewers to switch your cell service provider to AT&T.

• This billboard introduces a new phone.

• This billboard highlights the fact that the iPhone 11 Pro is waterproof.

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True or False: A "How" analysis focuses on how the author uses persuasion in the text.

• True

• False

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Which of these is an audience appeal?

• argument

• analysis framework

• ethos

• text genre

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What do you think is the main audience appeal of this image?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Explain your choice for the main audience appeal of the image.

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What do you think is the main audience appeal of this image?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5