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Underline details that may help you figure out the author’s purpose(s). Then answer the questions!  \n\n| Passage \\#1: How to Make a Simple Bird Feeder |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Materials:\u003Cbr>- Paper towel roll (empty)\u003Cbr>- Peanut butter or sunflower butter\u003Cbr>- Bird seed\u003Cbr>- Butter knife or spoon\u003Cbr>- Plate\u003Cbr>- String | |\n| 1. Spread the peanut butter all over the outside of the paper towel roll. (Tip: Place your fingers on the inside of the roll to hold it!)\u003Cbr>2. Pour some of the bird seed onto a plate. Then carefully roll the sticky paper towel roll around in the seed until it’s completely covered. It maybe helpful to pick some bird seed up with your hands and drop it onto the roll, too.\u003Cbr>3. Thread the string through the paper towel roll’s hole. Then tie the two ends together. Make it loose enough so that it can be used to hang the bird feeder.\u003Cbr>4. Hang your bird feeder in a location where you’ve seen birds—whether it’s from a branch or from a hook on your windowsill. |  |\n\n5. Then sit back and wait for the birds to come! It may be interesting to keep a journal where you note the birds you’ve seen and try to identify them.  \nWhat is the author’s main purpose? Circle one.  \nPersuade Inform Entertain  \nWhy did you choose this purpose? Explain with evidence from the text!  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\nPassage \\#2: Presidential Speech  \n“Hello, I am the President of the Fourth Grade Class. I was elected in October to help lead my classmates and help the school make decisions that will be beneficial to my peers.  \nToday, I’m giving this speech to you, Principal Owens, in hopes of convincing you to start letting students make some of the school rules.  \nMy first reason why I think you should let students help make some of the school rules is that we have good ideas about what will work in our school! Weare in the hallways, the classrooms and the cafeteria every day. This school is our life, and we want it to succeed. We also know all the ins  \nand outs of what works and what doesn’t work. If you let us help you make some of the school rules, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with our ideas.  \nMy second reason why I think you should let students help make some of the school rules is because it would help teach us teamwork and responsibility. In order to come up with these rules, students will have tobe thoughtful and work together. They will have to listen to each other and narrow down their ideas to those that they agree are best.  \nMy final reason why I think you should let students help make some of the school rules is that students will follow rules better if they play a role in making them. There are many students today who think our school has too many rules or that our school rules don’t entirely make sense. If students can help make the rules, they will believe in their importance and will be more likely to follow them!  \nI hope you take some time to consider my arguments, Principal Owens. If you decide that students can help you make some of the school rules, I don’t think you will be disappointed.”  \nWhat is the author’s main purpose? Circle one.  \nPersuade Inform Entertain  \nWhy did you choose this purpose? Explain with evidence from the text!  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\nPassage \\#3: A Texting Story  \nThe following texts between Mittens the Cat and Comet the Dog were sent from 4 Field Road, home of Melanie and Jack Smith.  \nMittens: Did you eat my treat again?  \nComet: Your treat? What made it your treat? It was on the floor. 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