Author’s Voice
Summary
The lesson focuses on Author's Voice Questions in the ACT exam, emphasizing the importance of understanding the author's tone, opinion, and the main idea of a passage to accurately answer questions.
- Author's Voice Questions ask about the author's tone, feelings, or opinions on a subject, which can be challenging to discern.
- Determining the main idea of a passage is crucial for answering these questions correctly, as it often informs the author's perspective.
- Active reading and noting purposeful word choices are key strategies for identifying the author's tone and attitude.
- Extreme answer choices should be approached with caution, as the correct answer is often more moderate and supported by the passage.
- An example illustrates the process of eliminating answer choices by assessing the tone and content of a passage, leading to the selection of 'objective' as the correct answer.
Chapters
00:00
Understanding Author's Voice Questions
00:59
Strategies for Answering Author's Voice Questions
01:39
Active Reading and Word Choice Analysis
02:38
Navigating Extreme Answer Choices
03:27
Applying Strategies to a Test Example