IXL | Analyze persuasive passages | 3rd grade language arts

Read the text below.

The internet is needed for everyday life. Students use it for school, and adults may need it for work. It is one of the quickest ways to get news or shop. The internet also helps us stay in touch with people we love and learn about the world. Unfortunately, not everyone has the money to pay for this very important service. That is why city leaders should work together to find ways to make the internet free. It's an important part of life that everyone should have access to.

What is the author's main claim?

Reading the news online is the quickest way to get information.

The internet should be free for everyone.

People should use the internet for school and work.

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Read the text below.

What is the author's main claim?

People should use the internet for school and work.

Reading the news online is the quickest way to get information.

The internet should be free for everyone.

key idea

When you read, pay attention to the author's

purpose,

or reason, for writing. Authors sometimes want readers to take action or agree with them. When authors do this, they are trying to convince or persuade readers. These types of texts are called argumentative

text.

To find out what an author is trying to persuade readers to think or do, think about their claim and their

audience.

A claim is a statement of a writer's argument or opinion.

The audience is the group of people the author is writing the text for.

Take a look at the passage below:

Kids should walk or bike to school when they can. It's a fun way to get exercise and enjoy the fresh air. Walking or biking also helps the planet by keeping the air clean. So grab your helmet, tell a grown-up, and try walking or biking to school!

The author states their claim in this sentence: Kids should walk or bike to school when they can. This is what the author feels the reader should do.

To figure out the

audience,

think about who the author is trying to convince. Look at this sentence:

So grab your helmet, tell a grown-up, and try walking or biking to school!

This sentence gives clues that the author is talking directly to kids. So, the author's audience is kids who go to school.

solution

The author explains that the internet is an important part of everyday life:

green checkmark, Students use it for school, and adults need it for work.
green checkmark, People use it for news and to shop.
green checkmark, It helps us stay in touch with people we love.

The author also states that the internet should be free because some people cannot afford it.

So, the author's main claim is that the internet should be free for

everyone.

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