2 - Author's Purpose

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Read the sentences from the passage.
Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes.
What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

A. give up

B. get angry

C. use a towel

D. throw something

L.4.5.b

Part A
What is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

A. They thought Pasteur was a wonderful scientist.

B. They thought Pasteur was making things up.

C. They thought Pasteur deserved an award.

D. They thought Pasteur was a genius.

RI.4.8

RI.4.3

Read the sentences from the passage. Click on the word that means “not correct.”

L.4.4.b

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy?
Use details from the passage to support your answer.

RI.4.3

RI.4.8

2 - Author's Purpose

2 - Author's Purpose

Read the sentences from the passage.
Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes.
What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

Part A
What is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

Read the sentences from the passage. Click on the word that means “not correct.”

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy?
Use details from the passage to support your answer.

Read the sentences from the passage.
Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes.
What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

Part A
What is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

Part B
Read the paragraph from the passage. Choose the two sentences that support the answer to part A.

Why did doctors not wash their hands before surgery in Pasteur’s time?

Read the sentences from the passage. Click on the word that means “not correct.”

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy?
Use details from the passage to support your answer.

What is the author’s purpose for writing about Louis Pasteur?

Part B
Read the paragraph from the passage. Choose the two sentences that support the answer to part A.

Why did doctors not wash their hands before surgery in Pasteur’s time?

What is the author’s purpose for writing about Louis Pasteur?

2 - Author's Purpose

2 - Author's Purpose

Read the sentences from the passage. Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes. What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

Part AWhat is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

Read the sentences from the passage. Click on the word that means “not correct.”

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy? Use details from the passage to support your answer.

Read the sentences from the passage. Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes. What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

Part AWhat is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

Part BRead the paragraph from the passage. Choose the two sentences that support the answer to part A.

Why did doctors not wash their hands before surgery in Pasteur’s time?

Read the sentences from the passage. Click on the word that means “not correct.”

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy? Use details from the passage to support your answer.

What is the author’s purpose for writing about Louis Pasteur?

Part BRead the paragraph from the passage. Choose the two sentences that support the answer to part A.

Why did doctors not wash their hands before surgery in Pasteur’s time?

What is the author’s purpose for writing about Louis Pasteur?

Read the sentences from the passage.
Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes.
What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

Part A
What is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy?
Use details from the passage to support your answer.

Read the sentences from the passage.
Still, Pasteur did not throw in the towel. He kept studying microbes.
What does the phrase "throw in the towel" mean as it is used in the text?

Part A
What is the author’s perspective on the way many people thought about Louis Pasteur in his day?

Part B
Read the paragraph from the passage. Choose the two sentences that support the answer to part A.

Today it is common to give rabies vaccines when someone has been bitten by an animal. Why was it such a difficult decision for Louis Pasteur to give the vaccine to a young boy?
Use details from the passage to support your answer.

Part B
Read the paragraph from the passage. Choose the two sentences that support the answer to part A.