Read the passages and determine the author's purpose. 6. Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
He served for 24 years. He was born in Maryland and went to Howard University. He died at the age of 84 in 1993 (Biography.com). A.Persuade B. Entertain C.Inform
You can tell that the purpose of this paragraph is to inform the reader because it only provides facts, and it does so without any particular exaggeration. You know that it's not written to persuade since the author hasn't shown any bias or tried to convince you of something, and it's not for the purpose of entertainment because the author didn't put any extra information to entertain the reader.
