Comparing Two Texts on One Topic

See how two authors can write about the same topic for different purposes.

Two authors can write about the same topic for different reasons. Text one: 'Rabbits eat grass and have long ears to hear danger. ' Text two: 'Bunny Boo hopped to the moon to find a giant carrot. ' Text three: 'Adopt a rabbit from the shelter.

They make sweet pets! ' All three are about rabbits. Text one informs with facts. Text two entertains with a pretend adventure. Text three persuades you to adopt. The topic is the same, but the purpose changes the words the author picks.

Always look past the topic to the reason.

• 1Texts on the same topic can have different purposes.
• 2The purpose changes the words authors pick.
• 3Look past the topic to the reason.