4. daquan is reading the following text selection but isn't sure what the text's purpose is. read the text and select its purpose.

on 1 july 1983, in a dramatic four-three decision, the high court of australia ruled to stop the damming of the franklin river. it brought an end to a protracted campaign that had bring down two state premiers and a prime minister, as well as overseeing the rise of a new figure on the political landscape – the future founder of the greens, bob brown.

a. persuasive
b. informative
c. entertaining
d. the text has no purpose.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.