Author's Purpose

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

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

An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them

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

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

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

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

The lyrics to a song written by popular music group, Mindful Behavior.

The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

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

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

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

An excerpt from the author's personal diary.

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

The instructions for the board game, Monopoly.