Text Type
Author's Purpose
Type of Evidence
100

Thousand of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol.  Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.

What is Problem and Solution?

100

A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes

What is to entertain?

100

The fastest land dwelling creature is the Cheetah.

WHAT IS A FACT?

200

Eating cereal is easy.  First, get out your materials. Next, pour your cereal in the bowl, add milk, and enjoy.

What is sequence?

200

A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts

What is to Inform?

200

Michael Jordan has a career average of 30.4 points per game.

What is a statistic?

300

The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America.  Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot.  Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting.  Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.

What is cause and effect?

300

 A politician’s speech about how homes should be provided to families who cannot afford them.

What is to persuade?

300

George Washington was the first President of the United States under the Constitution.

What is a fact?

400

Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

What is Chronological Order?

400

 A website describing a local dog leash ordinance, detailing its history and the penalties for walking around with one’s dog unleashed 

What is to inform?

400

52% of Americans believe climate change to be caused by human activity.

What is a statistic?

500

Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily. Oranges also contain more acid than apples, but both fruits are delicious.

What is Compare and Contrast?

500

A young girl’s note to her parents giving reasons why they should buy a puppy

What is to persuade?

500

"There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate." stated Barack Obama.

What is an expert?

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