Pick one of the four texts on the W7: Overview and Materials page. Read the text

Pick one of the four texts on the W7: Overview and Materials page. Read the text

Pick one of the four texts on the W7: Overview and Materials page. Read the text through the lens of exigence, and answer the questions below in 2-3 well-developed paragraphs that cite evidence from the text:
The Latin root for “exigence” means “to drive or force out.” In your assigned text, what is the author’s exigence(s)? In other words, what has prompted this author to write?
1. What is the purpose of the text? In other words, what might the author want the audience to do or think after reading?
2. What kinds of evidence and support are used in this text?
3. Why do you think the author made these choices?
4.How might pinpointing exigence, purpose, evidence within a text help you as a writer?