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Evaluate Author's Purpose
Read this checklist about "What's Bugging Jessie?" Write a check mark to answer "Yes" or "No" to each question. Then use the checklist to answer the questions below.
|Do you think the people in the story really exist?|
|Did you learn specific facts from the story?|
|Does the author tell you what to do?|
|Does the author try to make you believe something?|
|Does the story have interesting characters that make you want to know more about them?|
|Does the author get you to enjoy what the characters say and do?|
|Does the author explain something or make something easier to understand?|
1. What is the author's main purpose in writing?
2. What details in the story helped you decide what the author's purpose was?
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