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Thinking Critically
Lesson 8
Analyzing Author's Purpose
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Practice 4:

Instruction:

Have you ever watched an eight-year-old play? Have you ever watched an eight-year-old work? Cosby has! And of course, he has a perspective to share.

Click on the book link to the right to take one more look at the Cosby family! "A Law Newton Missed," is discovered by Dad as he watches his eight-year-old pretend to work.

Note: The title is significant. Sir Isaac Newton's law of energy conservation says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Think about that as you read Cosby's version of a new "energy" law.


Fatherhood: A Law
Newton Missed""

But first, just a quick question to focus the purpose for you as you read.

Question:

The author probably wrote this passage to:

Question:

Why does the author begin this selection by saying his eight-year-old was given to him, "just for love, because she certainly doesn't do anything"?


Yes
No
Maybe
 
Answers
A. He is frustrated that parents have more to do, and children don't do their chores.
B. He wants to start with a comic tone so the reader doesn't think he is totally serious.
C. He wants to start with a righteous tone so everyone knows who does the work in the family; he does!
D. He wants to convince the reader that young children should just be loved and are not big enough to really work.

Is your answer A, B, C or D? Check for the correct answer.

 
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