Author's Purpose

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

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

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

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

Instructions on how to make a compost pile

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

A billboard asking voters to appoint Joe Santiago as Sanitation Commissioner

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

The script for a television commercial to be read by Miley Cyrus telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6