Identify the overall purpose of a political cartoon.
i. to persuade
ii. to inform
iii. to entertain
i only
i and ii
i and iii
i, ii, and iii

I, II, and III

A political cartoon is meant to persuade people of a position. By depicting a  certain position as comical or absurd, they convince the reader to consider a particular point of view. Political cartoons are also useful as information. These cartoons often depict current news, current leaders or recent political events, and in this way educate audiences. Finally, political cartoons are meant to be witty and comical, and are designed to entertain readers.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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