Author's Purpose

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

It's New!   It's Refreshing! 
  It's Slurpy Soda!
This is the best soda in the world!  If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school. Try one today!

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836

• to discuss about how high shipping can be in California

• to talk about the special ingredients in the wrinkle remover cream

• to persuade people to buy the wrinkle remover cream

Coyotes Invade Downtown

The discovery of a wild coyote in late 1997 in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle should come as a wake-up call. The United States has a serious coyote problem! From their traditional enclaves in the western desert, these opportunistic canines have now invaded the entire continental United States. They have taken over parks, farms, vacant lots, and now perhaps the downtown areas of major cities. Homeowners report losing cats and dogs to the beasts, and young children are under attack. Enough is enough. Since humans are the only natural enemy of coyotes, we demand that state and federal agencies institute coyote trapping programs. That is the only way to decrease the number of coyotes to a manageable level. WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

• to convince people to decrease the coyote population

• to convince people that we need to find more protecting land for coyotes

• to convince people that there was a wild coyote in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building

• to convince people to report lose animals

The deer population 
has grown tremendously in recent
years.  Each year at hunting season, hunters are able to help 
control the deer population and 
prevent many deer from starving.
What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting
• The author thinks that deer are harmful to the environment
• The author does not favor deer hunting
• The author loves deer

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What is the author's point of view according to the passage?

Parents should not be helping their child with homework. Teachers state that the point of homework is to practice a skill that had been taught in class. If parents help too much with homework, then the child is missing out on practicing the skill. Homework is also given so kids can learn to work independently, which will help them later in life. By helping too much with homework, sometimes parents are sending the message that they will always be there when things get tough - instead of letting the kids try it for themselves.

• Parents shouldn't help children with homework.

• Homework is given so kids can learn to work by themselves.

Author's purpose is

• always to persuade others no matter what

• a reason why the author writes the text

• to only entertain others

• to write long essays