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🔍 Purpose Detective
Georgia Milestones Grade 3 - Beginning Level
📋 Instructions:
Read each text carefully and look at the audience (who it's for). Then click the button to show what purpose you think the text has:
- Entertain - to make you laugh, enjoy, or have fun
- Inform - to teach you something or give you facts
- Persuade - to convince you to do or believe something
Text #1
👧👦 Audience: Children ages 6-9
"The Amazing Adventures of Super Squirrel"
Sammy the squirrel put on his tiny cape and zoomed up the tallest tree in the park. "I'll save the day!" he squeaked. His mission? To rescue Mrs. Rabbit's lost carrot before snack time!
Sammy the squirrel put on his tiny cape and zoomed up the tallest tree in the park. "I'll save the day!" he squeaked. His mission? To rescue Mrs. Rabbit's lost carrot before snack time!
Text Features:
Story format
Characters
Exciting words
Text #2
👨👩👧 Audience: Parents and caregivers
"Dental Health Tips for Kids"
Brush your child's teeth twice a day for two minutes. Use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste. Schedule dental checkups every six months. Limit sugary snacks between meals.
Brush your child's teeth twice a day for two minutes. Use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste. Schedule dental checkups every six months. Limit sugary snacks between meals.
Text Features:
Bullet points
Clear facts
Instructions
Text #3
👨⚖️ Audience: Community members
"Save Our City Park!"
Our beautiful park needs YOUR help! Sign the petition to keep it clean and safe. Don't let developers turn our children's playground into a parking lot. Join us this Saturday!
Our beautiful park needs YOUR help! Sign the petition to keep it clean and safe. Don't let developers turn our children's playground into a parking lot. Join us this Saturday!
Text Features:
Bold words
Call to action
Exclamation points
Text #4
📖 Audience: Young readers (grades 2-4)
"How Butterflies Grow"
A butterfly starts as a tiny egg. Next, it becomes a caterpillar that eats leaves. Then it makes a chrysalis around itself. Finally, a beautiful butterfly comes out with colorful wings!
A butterfly starts as a tiny egg. Next, it becomes a caterpillar that eats leaves. Then it makes a chrysalis around itself. Finally, a beautiful butterfly comes out with colorful wings!
Text Features:
Sequence words
Science facts
Clear steps