Author's Purpose

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify
• Perform, Infer, Entertain
• Persuade, Inform, Educate
• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.2.8

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information
• Take the form
• Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.6

The author wants to give you information.

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.6

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

advertisements, persuasive letters, opinions, campaign speeches are all examples of: 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.2.8