How Pop Biggest Weirdo Is Swept the Grammys Spencer Kornhaber Article Questions 1. Who is the author? What stake might he or she have in writing this piece

How Pop Biggest Weirdo Is Swept the Grammys Spencer Kornhaber Article Questions 1. Who is the author? What stake might he or she have in writing this piece?

2. Is the piece aimed at a particular audience? What evidence helps you identity the type of audience it’s aimed for?

3. What is the author’s thesis? (argument, main point, claim)?

4. What assumptions does the author make? Do you share the same assumptions? Why or why not? Are the assumptions explicit or implicit?

5. What appeals does the author make? To reason? To emotions? To your sense that you can trust the author?

6. How conviencing is the evidence? Why do you think so?

7. Is the text organized effectively? In what ways?

8. What is the authors tone? Do you think it’s appropriate?

9. Does the other present any counter evidence? Is it adequently discussed?

10. Summarize the article in 1-2 sentences.

11. Why do you think the author chose the “opening” image for this article?

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