Author's Purpose PIE'ED

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What is the author's purpose when they want to convince you of something?

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Persuade

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What is the author's purpose when they provide information or facts?

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Inform

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What is the author's purpose when they want to tell a story or share an experience?

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Entertain

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What is the author's purpose when they give step-by-step instructions?

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Explain

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What is the author's purpose when they create a vivid picture with words?

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Describe

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What does it mean to persuade someone?

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To convince someone to believe or do something.

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What does it mean to inform someone?

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To provide information or facts about a topic.

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What does it mean to entertain the reader?

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To engage the reader with a story or enjoyable content.

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What does it mean to explain something?

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To make something clear by describing how it works or how to do it.

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What does it mean to describe something?

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To give details about how something looks, feels, or sounds.