Analyze Informational Text Unit Test
Use the article to complete the activity.
Vote No on the Highway 85 Extension
by Victoria Vail, Tribune staff writer
Next week, the city council will consider a proposal to extend Highway 85 by 10 miles. A small coalition of real estate developers have hurried this proposal forward, hoping to capitalize on state tax breaks and reassuring the city that their intentions are good. In truth, however, the proposed extension would hurt our community. It would be bad for downtown businesses, bad for families, and bad for the environment.
Bad for Downtown Businesses
Developers claim that the land west of town is ripe to be turned into a combined retail/residential area. They say that the extension of Highway 85 would give shoppers access to a greater variety of stores. In truth, though, we already have a great variety of stores downtown—over 200 of them. Many of these businesses have been hurting for several years due to the neglect of the Exit 10 overpass, which has made driving difficult. Extending Highway 85 would give shoppers a reason to avoid downtown altogether—likely dooming many small businesses and leaving buildings vacant. However, the overpass could be repaired at a fraction of the cost of the highway extension. This small investment in city infrastructure would be good for businesses and shoppers alike.
In 1-2 sentences, identify the author's point of view and the author's purpose.
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The point of view is how extending the overpass would be putting town town businesses at risk the purpose is to bring awareness
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The author's point of view is that the proposed extension of Highway 85 would be bad for the community, specifically downtown businesses, families, and the environment. The author's purpose is to convince readers to vote against the extension.
To identify the author's point of view and purpose, we need to analyze the information provided in the article.
The author's point of view is against the proposal to extend Highway 85. They argue that the extension would be bad for downtown businesses, families, and the environment.
The author's purpose is to convince readers to vote no on the proposal by presenting arguments against it and highlighting alternative solutions that would be more beneficial for the community.
To answer the question in 1-2 sentences: The author's point of view is against the Highway 85 extension, and their purpose is to persuade readers to vote no on the proposal.