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When using a webpage, you want to use one whose purpose is to ...

• Persuade
• Sell a product
• Inform
• Share a hobby

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How did Dr. King appeal to his audience? 

• He compared them to children
• He appealed to their sense of justice, fair play, and patriotism
• He reminded them of the homeland from which they have come
• He made them angry about their history by repeatedly referring to slavery 

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What is the purpose of the prologue in Act II?

• Reviews what has occurred and what is to come next.
• Remind us of the prologue before Act I
• Provide audience with an intermission
• Give the Chorus an introduction to the play

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What word best describes, WHY was it written? how does the author want the audience to respond?

• Audience

• Purpose

• Subject

• Tone

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What is the purpose of the Prologue?

• to grab your attention

• to explain why the families are fighting

• so we know where the story takes place

• to set the stage for the story as a whole

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The purpose of A Modest Proposal is to satirize...

• English policy in Ireland

• Irish bankers

• Tenants who don't pay rent

• Overpopulation concerns

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Malcolm Gladwell's purpose in writing Outliers: The Story of Success could be...

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

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To whom is the letter possibly addressed?

A.

For one semester I acted as a Teaching Assistant in Chemistry, working with Professor Simons. My thesis involves polymer chemistry, which I understand is a specialty at the University of Colorado. I would like to concentrate in that field for my advanced studies.

B.

I have read the announcement of the scholarship in Chemistry that the University of Colorado is offering, and I would like to submit my application.

C.

If you should require further information, I shall be happy to provide it. I would welcome the opportunity to have a personal interview.

D.

The enclosed application form for admission to the graduate school of your university will give my educational history. However, I would like to point out that I have just received an M.S. degree in Chemistry with highest honors.

• Chairman of Student Board, University of Colorado

• Committee of Student Board Election, University of Colorado

• Chairman of Engineering Department, University of Colorado

• Chairman of Chemistry Department, University of Colorado

• Chairman of Language Department, University of Colorado

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One technique we can practice to help us with questioning is

• Look up words we are unsure of

• Make an assumption about what we read

• Ask questions about the author's purpose

• Draw out what we picture

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What is the author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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