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Question 10 • Language Arts 9

In My Story , when Rosa Parks writes about her famous bus ride and arrest on December 1, 1955, she mostly uses a chronological text structure because she wants

Answer
A
readers to understand what occurred to her that day.
B
to compare and contrast the treatment of blacks and whites.
C
readers to think about the causes of discrimination.
D
to explain why she stayed in her bus seat instead of standing.

Explanation

A chronological text structure presents events in the order they happened. By describing her bus ride and arrest on December 1, 1955, in sequence, Rosa Parks helps readers understand what occurred to her that day. The other choices focus on explaining a reason, comparing groups, or examining causes rather than following the events.

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