Vocab 3/Author's Purpose/Main Idea

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Porpoises live in oceans, bays, and rivers. They are mammals that feed their young from their bodies and must surface for air. Interesting animals.

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Porpoises are very interesting animals.

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Jake's family went camping at a park by the ocean, rode bikes, cooked over a fire, and saw deer.

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Jake's family went on a camping trip.

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Author's purpose: "Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."

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Inform

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Author's purpose: "Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

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Persuade

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Author's purpose in the text: "She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dog's belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

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Entertain

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Nothing to do tonight? See a play! The theater is alive, and tickets are available. Call the hotline to reserve seats.

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persuade

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Consider the global water crisis when using the tap.

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persuade

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Steps to an acting career: train, take professional photos, audition.

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explain

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Survey: Parents of grades 1-8 believe students have too much homework and support less homework in schools.

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inform

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In 1972, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Traf-O-Data, a program tracking automobile traffic. It was moderately successful before they founded Microsoft.

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inform