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GENRE                                     MEET THE AUTHOR

An informational text                      Frank W. Baker

gives facts and examples about                            Frank W. Baker was
a topic. As you read, look for:                           once a television
                                                          news reporter. Today
    text structure, or the ways                           he travels around
    the ideas and information                             the United States,
    are organized                          encouraging students to question
    facts and details about a              messages in the media. Movies
    subject                                are only one of his concerns. He
    photographs and captions               also cautions young people about
                                           toy commercials that may be
                                           dishonest, about the health risks of
                                           not exercising enough, and about
                                           the problems caused by eating too
                                           much junk food.

202 ELA RI.4.8, RI.4.10, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b
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