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Author's Purpose
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In a few words, what is the authors purpose?
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Authors use different techniques to inform, persuade, or entertain their audience. When reading, ask yourself what the author's purpose is for writing the text. Recognizing the author's purpose can help you understand the text better.
Authors Purpose
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Persuade: To convince someone to think or act in a certain way. This can be done through the use of facts, emotions, logic, and stories. Inform: To explain a concept or idea in a way that is easily understood. This can be done through the use of facts, research, and examples. Entertain: To make someone enjoy themselves. This can be done through the use of humor, stories, and interesting facts.
3 Different Purposes:
5. Open question
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Work together in pairs: What is the purpose of an author when they write a fiction (fake/not real) book or story?
6. Drawings
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Brain break: Great job! Now, draw a cat riding a skateboard. Don't forget to add sunglasses for the kool cat!
7. Poll
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What is the author's purpose in writing a persuasive text?
- To convince or persuade readers
- To describe, explain, or inform readers
- To entertain readers
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What is the author's purpose in writing an informative text?
- To describe, explain, or inform readers
- To entertain readers
- To persuade or convince readers
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What is the author's purpose in writing an entertaining text?
- To entertain readers with an interesting story
- To describe, explain, or inform readers
- To persuade or convince readers
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What is the author's purpose in writing poetry?
- Depends on the type of poem and poet
- Informing reader about new idea
- Persuading reader
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Which type of text would most likely be used to teach someone how to do something?
- An informative text
- A persuasive text
- An entertaining text
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Based on what we have read of Percy Jackson, what is the author's purpose?
- To Inform
- To Persuade
- To Entertain
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