Flashcard 10 - High School English II: Writing Flashcard Set for the STAAR test

a strongly worded suggestion that the reader take action or do something after he or she reads a particular text

A call to action is an author’s way to encourage or stimulate the audience to do something about the subject of a text. For example, if a text is about an injustice or an unfair practice, the author may call the audience to take action in the form of a protest or writing a letter of complaint to a public official or some other action that could result in change to the issue.