Author's Purpose Activity 2
A website describing a local dog leash ordinance, describing its history and the penalties for walking around with one's dog unleashed
Inform
An article comparing and contrasting American European health care systems.
Inform
A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes.
entertain
A poem about a "packrat," a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage.
entertain
The Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet, where two young lovers are forbidden from seeing each other due to a centuries-old blood feud between their two families
entertain
The story of a young woman who, after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her aging grandmother.
entertain
A cookbook containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts.
inform
A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary.
persuade
A politician's speech about how health insurance should be provided to all families.
persuade
A young girl's note to her parents giving reasons why they should buy a puppy.
persuade
