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QuizMultiple Choice

Writing an Analysis of Media Messages

Question 6 • 26-27 Ignite English 12 NG KY-English Language Arts 12

Read the thesis from Alex’s media analysis essay.The advertisement pushes young viewers to exercise by showing images of young people playing sports and listing for the viewers the benefits of exercise.

Answer
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The advertisement encourages young viewers to partake in physical activity by showing images of children playing soccer and basketball, and listing the benefits of exercise.
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The advertisement tells young viewers to do something outside by showing images of children having fun and listing the ways in which what they’re doing is helpful and healthy.
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The advertisement shows images of children playing soccer on a full-size field in a beautiful park and playing basketball with hundreds of people cheering in the stands.
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The advertisement says to young viewers that regular physical activity will help decrease their chances of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.

Explanation

A restates both parts of Alex’s thesis: the advertisement encourages young viewers to exercise, and it does so by showing young people playing sports and listing exercise’s benefits. Choice A keeps those ideas specific by naming soccer and basketball and the benefits of exercise. Choice B is vague about the activity, while C and D focus on details that do not restate the whole thesis.

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