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HARE FEELINGS
•Entertain
•Inform
•Persuade
•Share feelings
Commericals,
advertisements, billboards,
election speeches
The author
tries to change
our opinion on
a topic by
appealing to
our emotions.
books
News articles
The author will explain or teach something in the
story that the reader doesn’t know. The author
provides knowledge to the reader.
THE AUTHOR TELLS A STORY THAT DESCRIBES
SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IN AN INTERESTING WAY!
Authors often share their feelings to let
the reader know how they feel about a
certain topic.
•Did the author try to make me laugh? Entertain
Did the author want to tell me a story? Entertain
Did the author try to amuse me? Entertain
Did the author give me facts? Inform
Did the author try to teach me something? Inform
Did the author try to convince me? Persuade
Did the author want to change my opinion? Persuade
Will:
•
prepare your mind for the
type of information in the
reading
•
make the article easier to
summarize
•
make it easier for you to
discriminate between the
article's main idea and
important details
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In naval aviation, the AWACS
(Airborne Early Warning Command and
Control System) plane, or Hawkeye,
serves as an air traffic controller,
monitoring the airspace around a
carrier fleet. It is responsible for
surveillance of enemy aircraft and ships
as well as directing helicopters to
survivors and guarding against air
collisions. In addition to servicing the
Navy, Hawkeye planes have been used
in rescue operations of civilians during
hurricane evacuations.
INFORM!
• The pilots of the Hawkeye aircraft are
the unsung heroes of naval operations.
The first in and the last out, these men
receive none of the glory bestowed on
the Top Guns of F-18 fame. Thanks to
Hollywood, fighter pilots have been
glorified, but the pilots of the AWACS
planes work quietly and diligently, and
they deserve praise for their
contributions.
PERSUADE!
• Alonzo winked at his mother's shocked
gaze and with a grin quipped, "Sausage
and pepperoni pizza for breakfast
makes perfect sense. Allow me to
demonstrate. You have your tomato.
Tomato is technically a fruit. You have
your cheese. Cheese is a dairy product.
You have your crust—necessary carbs
for quick energy in the morning. And
don't forget the sausage and
pepperoni—my protein. If you think
about it, it's just like bacon and eggs,
toast, and orange juice." Still grinning, he
added, "Really it is. Well, almost. Why
are you looking at me that way?"
ENTERTAIN!
Tobacco companies have been in
litigation, facing charges that their
marketing practices in the past have
targeted teenagers. Also, evidence
indicates that companies adjusted
levels of nicotine in their cigarettes to
increase the probability that smokers
would become addicted to the product
to ensure higher sales in the future.
INFORM!
• Back-to-School Memories: Lemon Creme Pie
• My mom always put a lot of thought into our
back-to-school lunches, often tucking into the
bag a nice little note about how much she loved
me and a fun dessert. One day, on the first day
of school, she packed me a little lemon creme
pie. I was so excited. I took a big bite of it at the
lunch table and a glob of lemon filling dropped
to the table. The meanest kid in the class –
Adam T, I’ll never forget him – came up
behind me and announced to everyone that
there was snot all over my lunch. I was so
mortified. Kids can be so cruel! --Paula
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Do you want to add years to your life and
feel better too? Here are a few tips. First,
to decrease your chances of a heart
attack, eat a handful of nuts each day.
Also, to ease the effects of rheumatoid
arthritis, be sure to include some citrus,
such as orange juice, in your diet. Finally,
exercise on a regular basis. Include
weight-bearing activities such as walking
and jogging. Also, try yoga for flexibility
and stress relief
inform or persuade?
Why?
• Because researchers studying circadian
rhythms have discovered that most teenagers
are really nocturnal, school administrators
should take this into account when organizing a
school day. For example, traditionally
teenagers must arise in the predawn hours and
arrive at school before sunrise. Groggy and
unfocused, they find it difficult to concentrate
and be alert before lunch. After lunch, which
for many students in overcrowded high schools
begins at 10:30 a.m., they are finally able to pay
attention. Armed with this information, the
school board should be innovative and
rearrange the schedule, which would curb
truancy in grades 8 through 12.
PERSUADE!
Game night at our house was hilarious when we
played Cranium with two teams of three. Imagine
Abram, the savvy surfer, doing an impression of
Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday." Or
Dave, the macho bodybuilder, swinging his hips
and singing a medley of Madonna's songs. But the
most memorable was George's Cranium Doodle
hint for the architectural term "flying buttress."
It was, well, side-splittingly outrageous!
ENTERTAIN!
• Back-to-School Memories: Brushing the
teacher's hair
• I had a really hard time starting first grade. I
hated my teacher who – although she looked
for all the world like Paula Abdul to me and
was very chic – got my name wrong all the
time and always asked us girls to brush her
hair for her during class – weird! I also really
missed my mom, and drew teardrops on my
desk with a magic marker every day for the
first week until they’d call my mom to pick
me up early. – Liz
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