Understanding Mythology in Black Ships Before Troy

Question 1

A newspaper article argues that the school year should be longer. The purpose of the article is to .

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persuade

Question 2

A textbook explains how to solve math problems. The purpose of the textbook is to .

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inform

Question 3

A novel describes the adventures of a teenage detective. The purpose of the novel is to .

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entertain

Question 4

Apply the strategy to determine the author’s purpose. | 1. What is genre of the text? | 2. What is the central idea of the text? | 3. Who is the audience? | 4. What is the primary purpose of the text?

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to inform

Question 5

Apply the strategy to determine the author’s purpose. | 1. What is genre of the text? | 2. What is the central idea of the text? | 3. Who is the audience? | 4. What is the primary purpose of the text?

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biography

Question 6

Read the two new excerpts from the texts by Ann Petry and Harriet Jacobs. Select two statements that would help a reader best compare or contrast the purposes of the passages?

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Jacobs informs the reader that the mistress she loved eventually betrayed her.; Petry informs the reader that people around Tubman knew that her carefree life would not last.

Question 7

Apply the strategy to determine the author’s purpose. | 1. What is genre of the text? | 2. What is the central idea of the text? | 3. Who is the audience? | 4. What is the primary purpose of the text?

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Harriet Tubman’s life

Question 8

Apply the strategy to determine the author’s purpose. | 1. What is genre of the text? | 2. What is the central idea of the text? | 3. Who is the audience? | 4. What is the primary purpose of the text?

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modern-day children

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