Directions:Read the description of each item and determine the author's main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).


________3. A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made

________4.The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life ad future fall apart

_________ 5. A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body

_________ 6. A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids

_________7. A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules

__________ 8. A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself​