Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text
Question 4 of 15 • DSD-CR-ELA 12-Term 4
Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This object has on it the image of a king, but this particular example has been appropriated by women – disfigured by a slogan as an act of female protest against the laws of the state. It is a British penny with King Edward VII in elegant profile, but his image has been defaced in what was then a criminal act. Stamped all over the king’s head in crude capitals are the words VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Answer
A
to emphasize for the reader the difference between modern currency and the British currency of that time period
B
to make the reader wonder about what was featured on the other side of the penny
C
to make the reader visualize the coin and become interested in learning more about the culturally significant artifact
D
to explain to the reader how women of this time period were negatively affected by most laws