Identifying authors purpose

What does pie stand for?

• Persuade,inform,explain

• Persuade,inform,entertain

What is the meaning of persuade?

• To teach the reader what we know

• To convince the reader we know what we are talking about

• To hold the readers attention

What is the meaning of inform?

• To tell the reader what we know

• To explain to the reader the main idea

• To hold the attention

what is the meaning of entertain

• To hold the attention with enjoyment

• To know what we are tailing about

• To introduce a topic or main idea

• to explain

what is the meaning of entertain

• To hold the attention with enjoyment

• To know what we are tailing about

• To introduce a topic or main idea

• to explain

What is this paragraph?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

What is this paragraph?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is this paragraph?

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

What is this passage?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is passage?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform