" The Horned Toad Prince": Authors' Purpose

What is the author's purpose? A pamphlet urging people not to pollute our environment because it harms animals and humans.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• express

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What is the author's purpose? A website describing a local dog leash ordinance( law), describing its history and the penalties for walking around with one's dog unleashed.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• express

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CCSS.RI.3.6

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Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to walk to school every day. Walking is good exercise, it saves money, and it will keep you healthy.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

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Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.

• Perdusade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

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CCSS.RI.3.6

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“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”

• Express

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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Have you ever wished you could contact all of your friends at once? Wouldn’t it be convenient to send a note to all your friends at the same time, rather than contacting each person individually? Download the FriendChat app today for your smartphone! In just minutes, you’ll be able to send messages to all your friends simultaneously. For only $1.99, you can save yourself a lot of time!

• Inform

• Express

• Entertain

• Persuade

Sarah knew time travel was impossible. Everything she’d learned in science told her it couldn’t be done. But as she looked around the street, noting the horse-drawn carriages and the women dressed in long dresses and hats, she realized she was in the nineteenth century.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

Building a bird house is a relatively simple task. Begin by cutting your wood to size, according to the pattern you’ve chosen. Before cutting, be sure to measure each pattern twice to ensure you are cutting the wood to the correct length.

• Explain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Express

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CCSS.RI.3.6

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Many people buy vegetables in the grocery store without knowing where they were grown or how they arrived at the store. Supermarkets should be required to label each fruit or vegetable with a sign telling shoppers where and when the food was grown and how far it traveled to the supermarket.

• Inform

• Express

• Persuade

• Describe

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What is the purpose of a book of jokes about being in the fourth grade?

• Express

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

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