Sugar Changed the World, Part 1: Author's Purpose

How does the timeline support the text?Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

It supports the central ideas of the passage with specific dates

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. What is the purpose of this text?

to inform readers about the grandfather's role in creating beet sugar

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How does the heading serve the authors' purpose?

It lets the reader know that the authors are going to describe how honey relates to the story of sugar

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. What is the purpose of this passage?

It provides background on how a family from Russia got into the sugar business

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. Which statement best describes the structure of this passage?

It uses a problem-and-solution structure to show how people got honey without searching for bees

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How do the details in this passage support the author's purpose?

The details about families leaving for a better life inform readers about the status of the author's family

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How do the details in this passage support the authors' purpose?

The details about sugar's dependency on slavery help inform readers about why sugar was inexpensive

Read the timeline from Sugar Changed the World. How do the details in this timeline support the authors' purpose?

The details about the changing laws in France help inform readers that Napoleon wanted to produce sugar cheaply by using enslaved people

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How do the details about Guyana reveal the author's purpose?

They show that the author wants to inform readers by describing the old sugar estates

An introductory section that sets up a lengthy text is a

prologue