Author's Claim/Author's Purpose/Text Structure

Reread paragraph 3. Which sentence best shows the author's claim about classroom pets?

• By reducing the amount of meat we eat, we can help lower greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

• Eating meat will help with global warming.

• Eating a vegetarian diet is more likely to raise greenhouse gas emissions.

• Lowering the amount of meat that we eat is the right thing to do for the environment.

Reread paragraph 1. Which sentence best shows the author's claim about eating meat?

• "People today are eating more meat than ever."

• "It is delicious, but it's dangerous."

• "The animals we eat release methane gas when they digest food."

• "This is what people mean when they use that term."

Based on the last question, what evidence does the author use to support the claim? Select all that apply.

• "It is delicious, but it is dangerous."

• "The animals we eat release methane gas when they digest food."

• "These gases are called greenhouse gases."

• "This causes the average global temperature to rise over time."

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the author's purpose of the passage?

• To persuade the reader to reduce the amount of meat they eat.

• To inform the reader of the effects of eating meat.

• To entertain the reader about funny livestock pictures.

• To stop eating meat.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

How does the author's purpose develop throughout the text?

• The author organizes the text by listing facts about livestock.

• The author organizes the text by providing reasons to support the claim.

• The author organizes the text by telling stories about eating meat.

• The author does not organize the text.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Reread paragraph 1. What text structure does the author use to make their claim about the effects of eating meat?

• No text structure was used

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

Based on the last question. what signal words from the paragraph helped you to determine your answer?

• Problem

• Causes

• Over

• When

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which of the following includes a hyperbole.

• People today are eating more meat than ever.

• It is delicious, but it is dangerous for our environment.

• That's a silly claim.

• It's the right thing to do for our environment.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

Which explains the purpose of the hyberbole in the paragraph?

• The author wants the reader to think that gasses are called greenhouse gases.

• The author wants the reader to think that people are eating too much meat.

• The author wants the reader to think that people aren't eating enough meat.

• The author wants the reader to think that people need to stop eating meat.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Reread the sentence from paragraph 2.

"By reducing the amount of meat we eat, we can help lower greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere."

What does the word reducing mean as it is used in the sentence?

• The act of lowering something

• The act of eating meat

• The act of keeping things calm

• The act of telling someone

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4