Understanding Author's Purpose and Bias

What is the intended target group for a message called, regardless of the medium?

• Audience

• Author's purpose

• Bias

• Claim

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.1

TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.9

What term describes the reason an author writes about a particular topic?

• Diction

• Author's purpose

• Evidence

• Tone

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.9

What is a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned?

• Claim

• Bias

• Thesis

• Paraphrase

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.9

What is an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue called?

• Audience

• Diction

• Claim

• Text structure

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.I.A.3

What term refers to the choice of words in speaking or writing for clear and effective expression?

• Diction

• Tone

• Text evidence

• Graphic features

What is the term for specific details or facts that support an inference or idea?

• Evidence

• Bias

• Thesis

• Audience

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.5

What is the strategic integration of two or more modes of communication to create meaning called?

• Informational text

• Multimodal texts

• Text structure

• Reliable source

What is the restatement of the meaning of something in different words called?

• Paraphrase

• Thesis

• Text evidence

• Audience

What is a credible or believable source referred to as?

• Text structure

• Reliable source

• Graphic features

• Diction

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.V.B.2

What is the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing, called?

• Tone

• Claim

• Text evidence

• Audience

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.7