Question

analyzing idea development in an essay quiz complete time remainin 54:18 yael is writing an essay about the development of folk tales. read the excerpt from her essay. every culture throughout time has had its own folk tales, which were first transmitted from person to person with the technology available at the time. folk tales began as an oral tradition. with the invention of written language, folk tales were recorded by community scribes, until 1450, when the printing press was invented. the result was a wider distribution of folk tales, which were collected in books. based on the beginning of yaels essay, how does the structure support her central idea? yael gives details in order of importance, which does not support her central idea by showing development. yael gives details in order of importance, which supports her central idea by showing development. yael gives details in chronological order, which does not support her central idea because it does not show development. yael gives details in chronological order, which supports her central idea by showing development.

Explanation:

Yael's essay starts with folk tales as an oral tradition, then mentions the invention of written language (recording by scribes), and finally the printing press (wider distribution). This is a chronological order (time - based sequence). Since her central idea is about the development of folk tales, showing the progression over time (chronological order) supports the idea of development.

Answer:

Yael gives details in chronological order, which supports her central idea by showing development.