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Topic and Scope
- The three social functions of popular musicMapping the Passage
Answers and Explanations OE
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What is the author‘s primary purpose in the passage? An easy one: the author wants to discuss the social functions of music. (D) fits the bill.2)
Where is classical music mentioned in the passage? It isn‘t! How could we figure out anything about classical music, then? Predict: by relating it to music in general. The author notes in ¶5 that ―one of the effects of all music, not just pop, is to focus our attention on the feeling of time, and intensify our experience of the present.‖ Therefore, both pop music and classical music must focus attention on time, since this is a general quality of music. (C) says the same.3)
A question about the author's tone, scan the answer choices and note that only (C) is positive. Is the author's tone positive? Go back to ¶4 to review: the author says that the love songs "give shape and voice to emotions that otherwise cannot be expressed without embarrassment or incoherence.‖ The author also notes that the songs express feeling ―for us in interesting and involving ways.‖ The author is positive, and therefore (C) is correct.4)
What does the author do in the last paragraph? Predict from your map: The author describes the third function of popular music, the organization of time, and its relevance to the definition of youth. (B) captures the author‘s focus on youth.
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