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Cultural, social and historical contexts.

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Formative assessment on contexts.

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1
What is context in relation to written texts?
Art, music or literature popular at the time of writing something.
The circumstances surrounding a particular time or event.
The connection between the author and the text.
The background of the author.
2
How does the context of a text influence how it is persuasive?
Context is the same as the author's contention so it is persuasive.
Context shows us what authors are thinking and make us agree with them.
Context does not influence the persuasiveness of a text at all.
Context influences the intended message of a text, making it persuasive
3
What is the difference between cultural and social context?
Culture is about race and social is about ethnicity.
There is no difference between them.
Cultural = values & beliefs, whereas social = rules & expectations.
Cultural affects a group, whereas social affects an individual.
4
Historical context refers to...
The author's biography.
Anything that was happening when the text was published.
World events and other major influential events relevant to the text.
The social aspects of society.
5
Context is the same for all readers and authors.
False
True
6
Texts can be written without contexts.
False
True
7
Social, cultural and historical are the only kinds of contexts that exist.
Not at all!
Definitely!
Yes, but they interact in different ways.
For some people, yes.
8
Our own personal contexts influence the perspectives we have when we read texts.
True
False
9
Language, food, rituals, traditions and customs are all part of...
Social context
The reader's identity
Cultural context
Historical context