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A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecassary
Persuade- This text is attempting to influence the reader not to use or eat animal products
A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes
Entertain: This text is intended to entertain the reader, even if the jokes aren't funny
A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts
Inform: Instructions and directions are written to provide the reader with information or to inform.
The story of a young woman who after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her aging grandmother
Entertain: Stories are written to entertain. A lesson may be learned, but the main purpose is to entertain.
A politician's speech about how homes should be provided to families who cannot afford them
Persuade
A poem about a "packrat", a person who refuses to throw thing away, even things that most people would consider garbage
Entertain: Poems, dramas, and narratives are written to entertain.
An article comparing and contrasting American and Swedis healthcare systems
Inform: Compare and Contrasts texts are generally written to inform the reader.
The Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet, where two lovers are forbidden from seeing one another due to a centuries old blood feud between their two families
Entertain
Which are examples of texts designed to entertain
Encyclopedias
stories, poewms, plays
dictionaires, biographies,
A passage that has more facts than opinions is likely to be a/an
fairy tale
biography
fable
informative passage
