To start off, the author’s purpose is the main reason on why the author writes about a specific topic. In ‘Women of NASA to be Immortalized’, the author’s purpose could be two of 4 things. Looking at P.I.E.R (Persuade, Inform, Entertain, and Reflect), I’ve chosen inform and reflect. Below are my reasons why, as well as text evidence I’ve collected.
To introduce, informative writing is created to give the reader data, or information on a selected topic. I chose informative to be one of the author’s purposes because they give you a lot of information about certain people, and organizations. Have you ever heard of S.T.E.M? If you haven’t, it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. ‘Women of NASA to be Immortalized’ gave out information about women in STEM not only for the main moral, but to prove to others that women deserve a good education as well. According to paragraph 3 of the text it states, "Women have played critical roles throughout the …show more content…
Why would it possibly be reflective? The author provides evidence within the text in paragraph 12 of the text: "I hope it sets a new example for both girls and boys," Weinstock told the BBC. "Girls, in that they can and should be engineers, scientists, and mathematicians, and boys, in that they internalize at an early age that these careers are for everyone, not only men." What is the reader supposed to think while reading this? Obviously, they are going to think about the inspirational value of the Lego pieces. If it weren’t for a very select few sentences in ‘Women of NASA to be Immortalized’, the reader would not reflect on the author’s points. Yet, with the textual evidence that supports me, it does. After reading the article, I myself was even more interested in STEM than I was before. I continue to reflect on how women have joined and became a huge part of STEM in the past, despite what others think due to stereotypical
To introduce, informative writing is created to give the reader data, or information on a selected topic. I chose informative to be one of the author’s purposes because they give you a lot of information about certain people, and organizations. Have you ever heard of S.T.E.M? If you haven’t, it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. ‘Women of NASA to be Immortalized’ gave out information about women in STEM not only for the main moral, but to prove to others that women deserve a good education as well. According to paragraph 3 of the text it states, "Women have played critical roles throughout the …show more content…
Why would it possibly be reflective? The author provides evidence within the text in paragraph 12 of the text: "I hope it sets a new example for both girls and boys," Weinstock told the BBC. "Girls, in that they can and should be engineers, scientists, and mathematicians, and boys, in that they internalize at an early age that these careers are for everyone, not only men." What is the reader supposed to think while reading this? Obviously, they are going to think about the inspirational value of the Lego pieces. If it weren’t for a very select few sentences in ‘Women of NASA to be Immortalized’, the reader would not reflect on the author’s points. Yet, with the textual evidence that supports me, it does. After reading the article, I myself was even more interested in STEM than I was before. I continue to reflect on how women have joined and became a huge part of STEM in the past, despite what others think due to stereotypical