Everglades Forever Restoring America’s Great Wetlands Lesson 8

Authors Purpose To Persuade… To Inform… To Entertain… The author writes to give you information about a topic The author writes to get you to do something or believe what they are saying The author writes to tell you a story that you enjoy!

Authors Purpose Partner Read “Everglades Forever” What is the authors purpose for writing the selection? (To Persuade, To Entertain, or To Inform) Find text evidence (details or examples) that show the authors purpose

Authors Purpose The authors purpose of Everglades Forever is to inform and persuade. She wants us to believe “it is important to protect the Everglades.” Find details/REASONS the author gives to support her purpose for writing.

Domain-Specific Vocabulary Words that are directly related to a topic that show knowledge of a particular subject in an informational text. Think of your Vocabulary Words from your Science and Social Studies textbooks! Can you find Domain-Specific Words?

Examples of Domain-Specific Vocabulary migrated endangered elevation wetlands Brackish thermoregulate Slough

Domain Specific Vocabulary Habitat- a natural living environment for animals. Elevation- distance above sea level, or on higher ground Thermoregulate- to regulate or control body temperature Brackish-rainwater and salty, muddy ocean water mixed together

Prefixes :en-, re-, pre-, -pro en- “put in” encage engulf re- “again” reappear remove reread pre- “before pretest prepaid preview pro- “in front of/forward” proactive proceed propellar