Author's Purpose

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The author is the ____________ of a story.

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writer

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An author's purpose is...

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the reason an author writes

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Which is NOT an author's purpose for writing? Options: Entertain, Illustrate, Inform, Persuade/Convince

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Illustrate

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Persuade

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Convince people to agree with you or to do something

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Entertain

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To make people interested in a topic or a story.

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inform

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to give facts or teach someone how to do something

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When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

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trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

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When an author writes to persuade, it means the author is:

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trying to get you to do or try something.

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What does it mean when an author's purpose is to inform?

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Trying to give you information and teach you facts.

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Which example could be used to Inform? Options: Folktale, News Article,

Political Speech

, TV Commercial

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News Article