2.9.E.i
Description:
Recognize characteristics of persuasive text, including: stating what the author is trying to persuade the reader to think or do.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6A
Exemplars
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
Description:
Recognizing Author's Purpose
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiB-6
HiB-6
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1143 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: When you adopt a pet from a shelter, you can do a world of good.
Excerpt:
Puppy mills became big business. They "make" and sell puppies the way other mills make and sell cotton or flour.
But the trouble is, dogs are not cotton or flour. They're living, breathing creatures. Puppy mill owners care about making money. They don't care about dogs' well being.
But the trouble is, dogs are not cotton or flour. They're living, breathing creatures. Puppy mill owners care about making money. They don't care about dogs' well being.
Question:
In this excerpt, why does the author say that dogs "are not cotton or flour"?
- She is pointing out that dogs shouldn't be treated like nonliving things.
- She is afraid readers won't know the difference between dogs and cotton or flour.
- She thinks it's more important for mills to make and sell cotton and flour.
- She believes that cotton and flour can be useful to dogs.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
List all the things you like about a selection. Then explain which of these reasons are based on fact and which are based on opinion.
Evaluator
Organization:
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