Study questions
On this page, we suggest a number of study questions that can help you get started with your analysis of “The Truth About Cocoons” by Sam Anderson. On the following pages, you can read examples and explanations that can help you answer all of these questions.
Study questions about rhetorical situation
What characterizes the sender of this article - and what makes him a reliable speaker on this topic?
Who might be the receivers of the article - and how can we see this in the text?
Under what circumstances has Anderson written his 2020 article - and how do we see this in the text?
Study questions about composition
What does the title of the article tell us about its content?
How can we devide the content of the article into four parts?