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What is the author's purpose?
A magazine article written about JJ Watt's long football career as an offensive lineman with the Houston Texans.
Persuade you to buy tickets to a Texans game.
Describe how to play football like JJ Watt.
Inform you about JJ Watt's experience playing football.
Suggest JJ Watt is the best offensive lineman ever.
What is the author's purpose?
Taylor Swift's new hit song "Cardigan".
Share her feelings about a personal experience.
Encourage you to wear cardigans.
Suggest you wear cardigans.
Explain the purpose of a cardigan.
What is the BEST author purpose verb to explain the graphic feature?
inform
describe
teach
list
What is the BEST author's purpose verb for this graphic feature?
explain
convince
suggest
describe
What is the author's purpose?
A biography written about Michael Jordan.
explains why so many people want to be like Michael
tells the events in Jordan's life that made him successful
tells why Jordan decided to start playing basketball
explains Jordan's opinions about the game of basketball
The photograph and caption below the paragraph are included in the article to show
Read the caption.
why alligators are making appearances
how alligators eat their prey
what types of prey alligators eat
how alligators are making appearances in unusual places
The title of the book helps the reader by
showing what the book is about
identifying the topic of the book
providing examples of the topic
listing ideas about the topic
The heading above the paragraph is included to
encourage you to read the book
explain the big topic of the book
show the reader what the topic looks like
provide the reader with more information about the book
The author included paragraph 5 in the article to
(read the paragraph)
explain how tigers are being effected
demonstrate tigers are friendly animals
describe how everyone can help tigers
show tigers cannot take care of themselves
The author's use of a photograph of several of JK Rowling's books in her biography
suggest that they are the first books written by Rowling
encourage the reader to buy books by Rowling
show which books are her favorite
show examples of Rowling's books that the reader may recognize
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