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What is the author's purpose for writing a piece of text? Remember P.I.E.
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Author's purpose is the reason an author writes a text. Authors can write to inform, entertain, persuade, or explain. Knowing an author's purpose can help you better understand a text.
Understanding Author's Purpose
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Persuade: To convince someone to believe or do something by presenting reasons and evidence. Inform: To provide knowledge to an audience, often by presenting facts and opinions. Entertain: To give pleasure and enjoyment to an audience, often with humor or stories.
Concepts:
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Author's Purpose is a common writing technique used to strengthen readers' understanding of the text. It is also known as the author's intent or rhetorical purpose. The most common author's purpose is to entertain, inform, or persuade readers. The author's purpose is not always obvious and can often be discovered by looking for clues in the text such as repeated words, phrases, and themes.
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5. Word cloud
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Work together in pairs: What could be the main theme of an author's story?
6. Open question
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Work together in pairs: What do you think is the author's main purpose when writing a piece of literature?
7. Drawings
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Brain break: Draw a circle, and turn that circle into the most elaborate squiggle monster you can imagine!
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What is the author's purpose in writing a persuasive essay?
- To convince readers to agree with their point of view
- To inform readers about a specific topic
- To entertain readers with a story
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What is the author's purpose in writing an informative text?
- To provide information about a topic
- To persuade readers to take action on an issue
- To entertain readers with a story
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What is the author's purpose in writing a narrative?
- To tell a story for entertainment or enjoyment
- To provide information about real-life events
- To persuade people to take action
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What is the author's purpose in writing an advertisement?
- To persuade people to buy or use something
- To inform people about current events
- To teach people new skills
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What is the author’s main objective of using hyperbole?
- Using exaggeration for emphasis and humor
- Using numbers and statistics as facts and figures
- Using generalizations as facts
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