Posters Ask Us to Do Something

Some writing wants us to do something. A poster by the sink says, 'Wash your hands!

' A sign at the park says, 'Please keep the park clean. ' A note from your class says, 'Come to our art show!

' The writer is asking you to act.

When writing says 'please,' 'come,' or tells you what to do, the author wants you to do something.

• 1Some writing asks us to act
• 2Posters often tell us what to do
• 3'Please' and 'come' are clues