IXL | Analyze persuasive passages | 2nd grade language arts

Read the passage below.

Do you ever wake up still feeling tired? It may be because you are not getting enough sleep. As a kid, you need around nine to twelve hours each night! Getting enough sleep helps kids feel calm and happy and helps them grow. Sleeping enough can help you be your best self every day. So, make sure you get plenty of sleep!

What does the author want the reader to do?

get enough sleep

go to sleep before nine o'clock

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Read the passage below.

Green Trail is open and ready for visitors! Our team has been hard at work paving this new bike trail. As you ride, you will pass beautiful gardens and a flowing creek. Plus, no cars are allowed, which makes the trail very safe. This new trail is perfect for bike rides with the whole family.

What does the author want the reader to do?

ride bikes on Green Trail

help clean up the new trails

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 persuade readers.

Authors may use facts, opinions, or strong words to persuade readers.

Take a look at this passage:

Do you ever feel bored at home? Getting a library card can solve this problem! Libraries have books, games, and events for kids. At the library, you can learn new things and go on adventures through stories. You can sometimes find a cozy spot to curl up and relax with your favorite book. The best part about a library is, it's all free! Come get your library card today!

The author wants to persuade readers to take action and get a library card.

The author used a fact to persuade readers to get a library card:

At the library, you can learn new things and go on adventures through stories.

You can tell this is a fact because it can be proved right or wrong. It's a fact that you can go to the library and learn new things.

The author also used an opinion to persuade readers to get a library card:

The best part about a library is, it's all free!

You can tell this is an opinion because it can't be proved right or wrong. People can have different opinions. The words the best part tell readers that the author believes that the greatest thing about a library is that you don't have to pay. Some people might disagree with that opinion.

The author also used strong words like adventures, cozy, relax and favorite to persuade readers to get a library card.

solution

The author says, "Green Trail is open and ready for visitors!" The author also says, "This new trail is perfect for bike rides with the whole family."

So, the author wrote this passage to get readers to ride bikes on Green Trail.

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