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A source is a(n) _________ an author can use to research and develop ideas in an informational text. |
Outside publication |
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What is the author’s viewpoint in this excerpt? |
The Great Wave is popular because it includes both Japanese and European elements. |
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Which is the best summary of this excerpt? |
The author suggests that The Great Wave is a symbol of Japan as it entered into international trade. |
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What is the author’s viewpoint in this excerpt? "But a loving, tranquil cup of tea has a violent hinterland. When all tea came into Europe from China, the British East India Company traded opium for silver and used that silver to buy tea" |
England’s demand for tea caused conflict around the world. |
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What must students use when summarizing an informational text? Check all that apply. |
Academic language An objective, formal tone A variety of sentence types |
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What type of outside source does MacGregor use in this excerpt? |
A historical letter |
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How does Geijer’s comment support MacGregor’s point? |
It illustrates the popularity of tea in Britain during the 1800s. |
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Which is the best summary of this excerpt? "So our tea set is really a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain." |
NOT The tea set has always been an important part of British life. |
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What is the author’s viewpoint in this excerpt? "So The Great Wave, far from being the quintessence of Japan, is a hybrid work, a fusion of European materials and conventions with a Japanese sensibility." |
The Great Wave represents feelings of ambivalence in Japanese culture. |
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What type of outside source does MacGregor use in this excerpt? "In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years…" |
Musical lyrics |
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What is the purpose of the outside source used in this excerpt? "In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years…" |
To illustrate Japan’s isolation in the 1800s |
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What factors affect an author’s viewpoint? Check all that apply |
1. The author’s knowledge 2. The author’s opinion 3. The author’s worldview 4. The author’s experience |
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Which line is a direct quotation from an external source? |
"The Japanese have a word for insular which is literally the mental state of the people living on islands: shimaguni konjo." |
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Which line would be best to include in a summary of "Early Victorian Tea Set"? |
MacGregor shows that the British desire for tea changed many nations around the world. |
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