Women in Aviation Q & A latest revised
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Analyze. You've learned that authors may have more than one purpose in
mind for a text. For "Women in Aeronautics," it's clear that the author's main
purpose is to inform. What secondary purpose do you think it's evident in the
text? --- correct answer ---I think the secondary purpose is to share thoughts
and feelings. According to the text, I know that the author is writing a story
about aeronautics and inequality and throughout the story the author shares
their thoughts about it.
Cite Evidence. Based on the first sentence in "Women in Aeronautics," what do
you think the author's purpose might be? Which words or phrases indicate
this purpose? --- correct answer ---I think the author's purpose is to inform.
Based on what I read in lines 1-2, it says that "American aeronautics was from
its very beginnings marred with sexist and racist assumptions. This shows
that the author wants us to know about something very important in our
american history.
Interpret. Reread lines 26-33. What impression of the authors create of
Harriet Quimby by using facts and quotations? --- correct answer ---I think
she was really pretty. From the reading, I know that people described her as
"a real beauty" with "haunting blue eyes". I thought of her as a really good
flyer. For instance, in lines 26-27, it says that she "strolled off the field after
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Analyze. You've learned that authors may have more than one purpose in
mind for a text. For "Women in Aeronautics," it's clear that the author's main
purpose is to inform. What secondary purpose do you think it's evident in the
text? --- correct answer ---I think the secondary purpose is to share thoughts
and feelings. According to the text, I know that the author is writing a story
about aeronautics and inequality and throughout the story the author shares
their thoughts about it.
Cite Evidence. Based on the first sentence in "Women in Aeronautics," what do
you think the author's purpose might be? Which words or phrases indicate
this purpose? --- correct answer ---I think the author's purpose is to inform.
Based on what I read in lines 1-2, it says that "American aeronautics was from
its very beginnings marred with sexist and racist assumptions. This shows
that the author wants us to know about something very important in our
american history.
Interpret. Reread lines 26-33. What impression of the authors create of
Harriet Quimby by using facts and quotations? --- correct answer ---I think
she was really pretty. From the reading, I know that people described her as
"a real beauty" with "haunting blue eyes". I thought of her as a really good
flyer. For instance, in lines 26-27, it says that she "strolled off the field after
