Common types of author's purposes: Practice 2

To convince the reader to agree

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Real-World Topic (Non Fiction)

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Method or a process

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author keep things as interesting as possible

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Sensory details in the text (the writer uses many adjectives)

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The author will make use of facts

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Instructions: Step by step guides, and recipes

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

Advertisements, political speech

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Imparting information to the reader to educate them

• Persuade

• Inform

• Explain

• Entertain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

To convince the reader to agree

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6