When reading a text, students should be reading for purpose and understanding. Comprehending the information read is important. However, students should also read with a purpose in mind. Why did the author write this text? A gunslinger in the Wild West is hiding out in an old barn on the outskirts of town. He is wanted by the local police from a town miles away. He is running away from the local law. However, a Pinkerton detective is fast on his heels. He knows through using his early criminal database that he can find the wanted man. Working with the local sheriff, Pinkerton... Show more When reading a text, students should be reading for purpose and understanding. Comprehending the information read is important. However, students should also read with a purpose in mind. Why did the author write this text? A gunslinger in the Wild West is hiding out in an old barn on the outskirts of town. He is wanted by the local police from a town miles away. He is running away from the local law. However, a Pinkerton detective is fast on his heels. He knows through using his early criminal database that he can find the wanted man. Working with the local sheriff, Pinkerton detectives traveled across the country during the 1800s to find criminals who were escaping the law. Many of these criminals had committed crimes including murder, stagecoach robberies, train robberies and kidnapping. The Pinkerton Agency was the first detective agency in the United States. With very few laws that were also difficult to enforce, Pinkerton detectives scoured the area to find criminals. They had to be brave because they encountered criminals who were willing to kill them in order to get away. The detectives enlisted the help of the local community. They would post wanted posters in high traffic areas of towns. Rewards were commonly given to townspeople who helped the detectives locate criminals. Show less
When reading a text, students should be reading for purpose and understanding. Comprehending the information read is important. However, students should also read with a purpose in mind.
Why did the author write this text?
A gunslinger in the Wild West is hiding out in an old barn on the outskirts of town. He is wanted by the local police from a town miles away. He is running away from the local law. However, a Pinkerton detective is fast on his heels. He knows through using his early criminal database that he can find the wanted man. Working with the local sheriff, Pinkerton detectives traveled across the country during the 1800s to find criminals who were escaping the law. Many of these criminals had committed crimes including murder, stagecoach robberies, train robberies and kidnapping. The Pinkerton Agency was the first detective agency in the United States. With very few laws that were also difficult to enforce, Pinkerton detectives scoured the area to find criminals. They had to be brave because they encountered criminals who were willing to kill them in order to get away. The detectives enlisted the help of the local community. They would post wanted posters in high traffic areas of towns. Rewards were commonly given to townspeople who helped the detectives locate criminals.
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