Hmh Selfies

1. What thesis or overall main point does the author state? How does the evidence she chooses support that idea?

• The authors main point is that selfies are dangerous to society. She uses only negative examples of how selfies have been dangerous.

• The authors main point is that while selfies can be dangerous or annoying, they have many positive uses. The author provides both positive and negative examples of how selfies can impact people.

• The main point is not about selfies at all.

• The authors main point is how selfies can only be beneficial to people in this society. She provides positive examples of how they have helped to build confidence, interest, and connections between people

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What is the author’s purpose (or purposes) for writing this text?

• The author wants to warn the reader about the negative impact selfies have on people’s mental health

• The author wants the reader to consider how dangerous selfies are all of the time.

• The author wants the reader to consider the positive uses of selfies, while acknowledging the negative ones.

• The author wants to motivate the reader to spread positivity by posting uplifting selfies.

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Looking at the structure of the text, how does beginning with negative aspects of selfies make the author’s point more effective?

• Structuring the article this way sows the author has considered multiple perspectives, which increases her credibility

• Structuring the article this way shows that the author has a deep dislike for selfies

• Structuring the article this way shows that the author believes the negative aspects of selfies is the most important.

• The author does not start the article with the negative aspects

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What emotionally-charged words, or loaded language, does the author use to discuss negative consequences of taking selfies?

• Perplexing, dangerous, positive uses, narcissistic, connection

• Perplexing, dangerous, benefits, communication, self-expression

• Perplexing, dangerous, destroyed, cathartic, self-obsessed

• Perplexing, dangerous, destroyed, self-obsessed, vanity

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What kinds of people are quoted in the article?

• Researchers, professors, and scientists

• Researchers, parents, and teens

• College students, Instagram users, and phonemakers

• Social media influencers, famous people, and scientists

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What is the purpose of the #ScientistsWhoSelfie?

• To illustrate a positive use of selfies

• To show that even serious people can be self-absorbed

• To convince readers to use selfies to help society

• To demonstrate the importance of using a hashtag (#)

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What two conclusions does the author reach about selfies?

• That selfies should be banned in certain places

• That they prove young people are too self-absorbed

• That selfies have many positive uses, not just vanity

• That no one uses selfies for self-promotion anymore

• That people should make careful choices about them

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