How does a table of contents help readers understand informational texts? It helps readers by making information easy to locate.
O It assists readers by eliminating the need to read the entire text.
O It shares other resources that readers could access for more information.
O It helps readers create a visual image of what the author is explaining.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings