The document provides instructions for an assignment where students will research an endangered species and write three pieces about that species with different purposes: to entertain, inform, and persuade. They are given guidelines on formatting, citations, and will be evaluated using rubrics for each piece to ensure they have addressed the appropriate purpose, included necessary elements like graphics and sources, and met writing standards.

1. Author’s Purpose How does it help? How to identify it? How to use it in writing?

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15. Rubric for Entertain Little or no color, no graphics Some color, pictures/captions Used Colorful, pictures/captions used Colorful, pictures/captions, or Diagrams, charts, graphs used Creativity Many errors, difficult to read Multiple errors, some difficulty reading Few errors, easy flow while reading Little to no errors, easy flow while reading Conventions (Spelling, Punctuation, Sentence Structure) Poorly written, difficult to read. Somewhat neatly written, some difficulty reading. Neatly written, easy to read. Typed or neatly written, easy to read. Neatness/ Organization Writer shows little or no understanding of writing to entertain. Writer shows some understanding of writing to entertain. Writer shows understanding of writing to entertain. Writer shows complete understanding of writing to entertain. Purpose Poor Satisfactory Good Excellent Category

16. Rubric for Inform Little or no color, no graphics Some color, pictures/captions Used Colorful, pictures/captions used Colorful, pictures/captions, or Diagrams, charts, graphs used Creativity Many errors, difficult to read Multiple errors, some difficulty reading Few errors, easy flow while reading Little to no errors, easy flow while reading Conventions (Spelling, Punctuation, Sentence Structure) Poorly written, difficult to read. Somewhat neatly written, some difficulty reading. Neatly written, easy to read. Typed or neatly written, easy to read. Neatness/ Organization Writer shows little or no understanding of writing to inform. Writer shows some understanding of writing to inform. Writer shows understanding of writing to inform. Writer shows complete understanding of writing to inform. Purpose Poor Satisfactory Good Excellent Category

17. Rubric for Persuade Little or no color, no graphics Some color, pictures/captions Used Colorful, pictures/captions used Colorful, pictures/captions, or Diagrams, charts, graphs used Creativity Many errors, difficult to read Multiple errors, some difficulty reading Few errors, easy flow while reading Little to no errors, easy flow while reading Conventions (Spelling, Punctuation, Sentence Structure) Poorly written, difficult to read. Somewhat neatly written, some difficulty reading. Neatly written, easy to read. Typed or neatly written, easy to read. Neatness/ Organization Writer shows little or no understanding of writing to persuade. Writer shows some understanding of writing to persuade. Writer shows understanding of writing to persuade. Writer shows complete understanding of writing to persuade. Purpose Poor Satisfactory Good Excellent Category