Author’s Purpose

What is the author’s purpose? # 1 Carter tossed and turned. It had finally happened. His basketball team, the Hoopsters, and his soccer team, the Sting, had games scheduled for the same time on the same day. Carter could not sleep as he struggled over what to do. He thought his parents would tell him what to do, but they just said, “This is a decision you have to make. You knew this could happen.” His basketball coach said, “You do not want to let down your teammates, do you?” However, that was just the problem. He had two sets of teammates, and he did not want to let either one down. “You have got to choose soccer,” his best friend Bobby told him, but Carter knew that was because Bobby was on the soccer team. What was he going to do? How could he make everyone happy? What would make him happy?

What is the author’s purpose? # 2

What is the author’s purpose? Most people think daddy longlegs are spiders. They look alike, but they are not the same. Look closely next time you see daddy longlegs. They have only one body section, but spiders have two. When they walk, daddy longlegs use their second pair of legs to feel their way along. This is the way some insects use their antennae. Spiders do not have antennae. Some spiders have poisonous bites. Daddy longlegs cannot bite. To protect themselves, they give off a bad smell. # 3