Author's Purpose: Recycling

What is the main idea of this passage?

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What is the author's "takeaway" message to the reader?

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Which sentence supports the author's message?

• I will share why everyone should make recycling a part of their daily lives.

• When waste decomposes in landfills, it releases harmful gases like methane, which contribute to climate change.

• For example, recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours!

• Many people don’t realize that our waste can have a huge impact on the environment.

Match these sentences from the passage with the author's intended purpose:

• Appealing to collective responsibility

• Imagine a beautiful sea turtle swimming gracefully through the water, only to accidentally eat a plastic bag instead of its usual meal.

• Appealing to emotion

• If we continue to use resources at such a high rate without recycling, we risk exhausting them entirely.

• Appealing to logic

• Each one of us has the power to make a difference by choosing to recycle.

• Appealing to personal responsibility

• Together, we can help create a cleaner, healthier planet for ourselves and future generations.

​ (a)   waste (such as plastic utensils) can prevent these items from ending up in landfills.

• Reducing
• Reusing
• Recycling
• Disposing of

What emotions does the author want to make you feel when reading this passage?

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Knowing the author's message, what will you do to follow it?

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Match the words to their connotation (how they make people feel):

Groups:

(a) Hopeful

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(b) Scared

• healthy

• impact

• garbage

• injury

• power

• traps

• fun

• risk

• serious

• responsibility

• death

• care

• preserve

• choice

• smell

• fresh

• thrive

• beautiful

• harmed