Jessica fogassa

1. This is an informative piece, a factual article. It conforms to the

expectations of its genre because it is based on facts, and
history.
2. The intended audience is anyone who is interested in the facts of
the Tyrannosaurus rex. I know this because he wrote the article
proving the real facts on this dinosaur.
3. The topic are the facts on the tyrannosaurus rex. This
information is new to me. As he states, majority of people think
that this dinosaur was a massive beast that could run at fast
speeds. I thought that as well until I read his piece, and was
informed that because of their huge body, their legs would not
be able to stand the weight and they wouldnt be capable of
running.
4. The author is credible. He not only states in his articles ways he
knows this information is correct but he also cited his work to
other credible articles that back up his piece. The author is
authoritatively presenting information, he states the facts.
5. His thesis is that the tyrannosaurus rex didnt have enough
exterior leg muscles to run. The evidence he uses is the disease
gout, which is common in those whose diets are high in red
meat. This disease causes great pain and deterioration of joints,
which wouldve made it hard to run. Also, their hind limb muscles
wouldnt support the animal in running. Yes the evidence is
taken from reliable sources, from books and scientists.
6. Paragraph 1s main point is the tyrannosauruss body shape
wouldnt support running. Paragraph 2s point is disease, and how
it would hinder them from running. Paragraph 3, speaks about
smaller creatures having a better chance of running. Paragraph
4, speaks about the jaw strength they had. Paragraphs 1 and 2
are focused more on the thesis. The third and fourth paragraphs
are about what makes up for the tyrannosaurus not being able to
run.
7. The conclusion is about the dinosaurs jaw making up for its lack
of running. Yes it does flow logically, the author states that even
though the tyrannosaurus was not able to run, its 4-foot jaw still
holds it at the top of the prehistoric food chain.
8. The language the author uses is easy to understand. He doesnt
use difficult words that would cause the reader any confusion.
9. The writers voice is passive. He is just trying to inform the
readers on this information.
10.
I agree with his ideas. I think this piece was very
informative; especially to people like myself that have grown up
with the idea of the dinosaur being the fastest, biggest, most
popular dinosaur. Through this article I learned that with its 4-

foot jaw it still got put at the top of the food chain. I also learned
that its hind legs couldnt support its weight, and lastly that gout
wouldve hindered the dinosaur as well.