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Identifying the Author’s Purpose

Reading in English

Guided Practice

A. Email #1

Read the text below.
Underline any clue that helps you find the author’s primary purpose.
Compare your clues with a partner’s clues. Is there a secondary purpose?

Sender: mia@mailme.com
Subject: Buy Sia’s Chocolate
Recipients: jen@mailme.com, alexa@mailme.com,
aaron@supermail.com, lucinda@wondermail.com

As I mentioned last week, my daughter Sia is fundraising for her Glossary
school. She is selling chocolate almonds and they are delicious! This
is Sia’s first time fundraising, and she is doing very well. In fact, she fundraise
has a chance at winning the TOP prize for her hockey team (a trip to to ask for money to support a
cause or organization
the aquarium).
stocking stuffer
Please consider supporting Sia by purchasing at least one box of small gift to go in a Christmas
chocolate almonds this week. Christmas is coming and these make stocking (sock)
great stocking stuffers! electronic transfer
money sent electronically from
You can bring us cash or send an electronic transfer to this email one bank account to another
address. The candy is $6 per box and the deadline is Sunday, deadline
December 10. the last possible date to send or
submit something

Thanks again,
Mia (and Sia)

PS. You won’t be disappointed. This is high quality chocolate!
Mmmm.

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