Hello Scholars!
After reading your posts I want to clarify what I mean about the concept of "context." Context means the situation in which the essay was written- like time (in the case of this week's article, right after September 11, 2001), is the writer rich, poor, southern, northern, etc? How about whether it is a man or woman, or other political and social issues of the time. All of that influences what a writer writes, and how a writer writes. These things are called the context of the article. I am trying to teach you to look beyond just the article, and think about WHO the author is and HOW that changes their writing. Context DOES NOT MEAN MAIN IDEA. :) There, I feel better now.
Very well said Mrs. H. You remind me of an English prof. I once had.
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