Question

What were the author’s purposes in writing It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference? Check all that apply

to entertain readers with the antics of young high school students
to persuade readers that all students are equal, regardless of race
to inform readers about the ways young people are changing the world
to entertain readers with a story about high schoolers who made a change
to persuade readers that racism still exists in today’s society
to inform readers about different ways that changes can be made

Answer 1

Select:
- to inform readers about the ways young people are changing the world
- to inform readers about different ways that changes can be made

Reason: The book is a nonfiction collection of young people’s actions and strategies for making change, so its primary purposes are informative—showing what youth are doing and how those changes are accomplished. The entertainment- and broad persuasion-focused choices are not the main aims.