Author's Purpose Questions

A sticker on a trash compactor that shows how to operate it.

A bookmark with facts about garbage like: weight it creates each year, height and width of largest pile of garbage.

Instructions on how to make a compost pile.

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City.

A TV commerical read by a celebrity telling viewers to make environmentally friendly choices for future generations.

The story of a garbage truck who has a hard time making friends.

A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia.

A TDA in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful.

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates.

A billboard asking to vote Mr. Joe Clean as Sanitation Commissioner