Read for main idea, purpose and audience

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By the end you’ll be able to

identify the main idea of a whole text or paragraph using the strongest supporting details
distinguish between a text’s topic and its main idea
determine the author’s purpose, such as to inform, explain, entertain, persuade or describe
identify the intended audience from language choices, content and text features

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select evidence from the text that best supports a judgment about main idea, purpose or audience

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