Question

Read this passage from the article "Shedding Light on Ella Baker":

"Give light and people will find the way." Those are the words of Ella Baker. She was an important civil rights leader. She worked with famous people such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. However, many Americans have never heard of her. That's because she stayed out of the spotlight. Baker spent more than 50 years fighting for civil rights. She died in 1986, but her lessons live on.

What text structure(s) is the author using? What clues in the text helped you figure out the answer? Write your answer here. Click SUBMIT when you are done.

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The author is using a combination of descriptive and chronological text structure. The descriptive structure can be seen in the first sentence and the mention of Ella Baker's importance as a civil rights leader. The chronological structure is evident in the following sentences that provide information about her work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, as well as the 50 years she spent fighting for civil rights. These clues in the text help determine the use of descriptive and chronological text structure.