Author's Purpose

A book about a boy who loses his Mom’s phone and learns that telling the truth is important

A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses

A note to a teacher where a student asks if her seat can be switched because of a conflict

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

A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans

A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day

A speech in which a student promises daily pizza rations if he is elected class president

The story of a young man who learns to resist the influences of drugs and gangs

A poem about a very comfortable chair in which the speaker could rest for eternity

A five-paragraph essay in which the author convinces readers to recycle more

An orange sign advising drivers that the road beyond is under construction

The instructions for the board game, Monopoly

An ad in which the seller lists a chair in good condition for ten dollars or best offer

The script for a TV commercial telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions

A one page printout showing how to put together a coffee table that came in a box

A picture book about a dog that gets lost on a family vacation and has to find his way home

A billboard asking voters to appoint Joe Santiago as Sanitation Commissioner

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

A bookmark with facts about garbage such as the amount of garbage created each year

A script for a school play about a girl who is unexpectedly rewarded for her kind deeds

An internet ad banner telling you to click it for a free iPhone

An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them

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

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York and Austin

Instructions on how to make a compost pile

A sticker on the trash compactor that shows how to operate it

A timeline showing important events from the American Civil War

A Garfieldcomic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna

A student’s book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series

A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year