Author's Purpose

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

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

An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them.

A paragraph where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter.

A speech by a politician convicing people to elect him.

A photo with a caption telling how the life is in a big city.

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

The lyrics of a popular song.

A page of The Diary of Anne Frank that tells all about one of her memories in vivid detail.

The instructions for the board game Monopoly.

The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

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

A booklet with instructions of how to install a new accessory to your computer.

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

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

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches.

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