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The Article states:He regularly meets with his pupils' families on weekends. He offers counseling and has been teaching the Nakuru community how to grow drought-resistant crops. Most touching of all, perhaps, is his peace club. In 2007 and 2008, conflict among ethnic groups in Kenya led to great bloodshed. To unite children from the seven different tribes represented in the school, Tabichi brings club members together for various activities, such as planting trees in harmony with nature and each other.The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.A.Educate readers about the source of the conflicts among ethnic groups in KenyaB.Describe some of Peter Tabichi's efforts outside of the classroom to help his students and the Nakuru communityC.Discuss how planting trees not only improves the community but also helps people grow drought-resistant cropsD.Compare the activities of Peter Tabichi's peace club to the research projects of his science clubSUBMITExtras

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The Article states:He regularly meets with his pupils' families on weekends. He offers counseling and has been teaching the Nakuru community how to grow drought-resistant crops. Most touching of all, perhaps, is his peace club. In 2007 and 2008, conflict among ethnic groups in Kenya led to great bloodshed. To unite children from the seven different tribes represented in the school, Tabichi brings club members together for various activities, such as planting trees in harmony with nature and each other.The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.A.Educate readers about the source of the conflicts among ethnic groups in KenyaB.Describe some of Peter Tabichi's efforts outside of the classroom to help his students and the Nakuru communityC.Discuss how planting trees not only improves the community but also helps people grow drought-resistant cropsD.Compare the activities of Peter Tabichi's peace club to the research projects of his science clubSUBMITExtras

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Para responder a la pregunta, primero debemos analizar el contenido del pasaje y las opciones proporcionadas.

  1. La primera opción (A) sugiere que el propósito del autor es educar a los lectores sobre la fuente de los conflictos entre los grupos étnicos en Kenia. Sin embargo, el pasaje menciona los conflictos solo brevemente y no se enfoca en explicar sus causas.

  2. La segunda opción (B) indica que el propósito es describir algunos de los esfuerzos de Peter Tabichi fuera del aula para ayudar a sus estudiantes y a la comunidad de Nakuru. Esta opción parece alinearse bien con el contenido del pasaje, ya que se mencionan varias actividades que Tabichi realiza, como ofrecer asesoramiento, enseñar a cultivar cultivos resistentes a la sequía y organizar el club de paz.

  3. La tercera opción (C) sugiere que el propósito es discutir cómo plantar árboles no solo mejora la comunidad, sino que también ayuda a las personas a cultivar cultivos resistentes a la sequía. Aunque el pasaje menciona la plantación de árboles, no se enfoca en cómo esto ayuda a cultivar cultivos resistentes a la sequía.

  4. La cuarta opción (D) propone que el propósito es comparar las actividades del club de paz de Peter Tabichi con los proyectos de investigación de su club de ciencias. Sin embargo, el pasaje no menciona ningún club de ciencias ni proyectos de investigación.

Por lo tanto, la opción que mejor se ajusta al propósito del autor es la opción B: "Describir algunos de los esfuerzos de Peter Tabichi fuera del aula para ayudar a sus estudiantes y a la comunidad de Nakuru."

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