Sugar changed the world, part 1: author's purpose
instruction active
determining purpose
what is the author's purpose in this paragraph?
ever since i was a little girl, i had heard about our house
in guyana. it was beautiful: a long white box with a series
of windows, each shaded by delicate lattice shutters. like
all the houses in the area, where the land easily floods, it!
sat on slender stilts; underneath was what was called the
bottomhouse, where the chickens strutted about.
-sugar changed the world,
marc aronson and marina budhos
o to entertain readers with a detailed story about a
flood
o to inform readers about the lives of workers on
sugar plantations
o to inform readers with descriptive details about her
family's home
o to persuade readers that having stilts on homes is
the best way to avoid flood damage
1) intro
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