A source is a(n) _________ an author can use to research and develop ideas in an informational text.
Outside publication
What is the author's viewpoint in this excerpt?
The Great Wave is popular because it includes both Japanese and European elements.
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.
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.
What must students use when summarizing an informational text? Check all that apply.
Academic language
An objective, formal tone
A variety of sentence types
What type of outside source does MacGregor use in this excerpt?
A historical letter
How does Geijer's comment support MacGregor's point?
It illustrates the popularity of tea in Britain during the 1800s.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.