1. do authors always directly state their purpose in texts? why or why not? 2. how might an author's expertise affect his or her point of view? 3. how can an author's language convey his or her perspective on a subject? 4. why do you think a reader should pay attention to what information an author chooses to leave out?

You have to go. you have to, yer the only doctor. go ahead on, you," bruh fox say. big doc rabbit went down to the brook again. the water was so cool and ribbly and it kept the crock of cream so fresh and cold. doc rabbit drank about half of the cream this time. then he went back up to brother fox with the hard labor of raisin the roof. heard tell about this phrase remind readers that these stories were usually told, not read. which line from the excerpt is an example of personification?

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Which of these statements are true about pardoners tale