AUTHOR'S PURPOSE Directions: Analyze the purpose in each of the selections.
What is the purpose or reason for writing the selection?
The purpose of the news article, "The Parents of a Rescued Teenage Sailor"pages 20-22 is to

A. Inform and entertain
B. Inform
C. Persuade

Using apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses correctly correct each error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses in the following sentences. you may need to add, delete, or change marks of punctuation. doesnt this turkey look oh, no, the cat must have gotten up on the counter!

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?

We will be learning about animals that live in the arctic. your assignment is to find information about one animal in the arctic. be sure that you find the following information about the animal: average height and weight, appearance, diet, shelter, mating habits, and any other interesting or important facts. we will use the information that you gather in the research with an in-class project. be sure to keep track of your sources; your final project will require a works cited page. in an internet search engine, which group of keywords is most appropriate for this assignment? a) project, arctic, diet b) arctic, animals, facts c) cold, appearance, animals d) average height and weight, one animal