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Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

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Theme is __________.

• The message or truth about life carried by the story. 
• When something happens that is unexpected.
• When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.
• Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come.

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A commercial featuring statistics and facts is using this appeal...

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos
• Rhetoric 

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Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain you with a story about artists
• to teach you how all artists become famous
• to persuade you to attend an art program
• to explain how to paint a sunset

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What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to describe

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What is the author's message to the reader?

• theme
• main idea
• summary
• stanza

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Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked. 
This author belives that:

• Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
• Gorillas are mean animals
• Gorillas don't like other animals.

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Athletes are role models and should conduct themselves accordingly in the public eye.

• Fact

• Opinion

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What is the message this ad is hoping to relay to its audience?

• Eat more beef.

• This child loves Tyson chicken so you should too.

• Mccormick's chicken nuggets are better.

• This child hates chicken nuggets, so you should too.

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Prometheus wants mankind to have fire so that they can…

• be able to climb to the mountain top.

• learn how to be civilized.

• become greater than the gods

• see in the caves where they live.

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