
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
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Jessica Martinez
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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
GET READY TO SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW!
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Multiple Choice
What is the most likely reason the author included the paragraph?
To inform the reader that Galileo was a very smart man.
To explain how Galileo became a scientist who studied stars.
To convince the reader to study Galileo’s experiments.
To tell the reader what Galileo studied when he was young
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Multiple Choice
What is the most likely reason the author included this paragraph?
To compare the different ways people were punished.
To explain to the reader why people did not follow tradition.
To tell the reader that Galileo took a risk by not following tradition.
To show the reader the different traditions that Galileo studied.
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Poll
DID YOU UNDERSTAND TODAY'S LESSON?
YES, I FEEL CONFIDENT WITH AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
NO, I NEED A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
GET READY TO SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW!
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