Author's Purpose

Authors write to...

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain, Inform, & Persuade

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TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

Choose which one is a persuasive piece.

• How to look up words in a dictionary.

• The love story of Bryan and Anna.

• Why wearing a mask can save your life.

• Directions to the nearest Lil' Caesars

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TEKS.ELA.2.9E

TEKS.ELA.E1.8

TEKS.ELA.E2.8

TEKS.ELA.E3.8

TEKS.ELA.E4.8

Which one is an informative piece?

• The Daily News

• Romeo and Juliet

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

• Why Social Media is Deadly

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TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E1.4H

TEKS.ELA.E2.11F

TEKS.ELA.RI.6C

Which one is an entertainment piece?

• How to bake German Chocolate Cake

• Marvel Comics

• The cycle-life of a butterfly

• A billboard for a lawyer

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TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E1.11F

TEKS.ELA.ISE.2D

TEKS.ELA.RI.9C

A card from a classmate asking you to go to the dance because you will have fun.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

A sticker on a frozen pizza with directions explaining how to cook the pizza.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

TEKS.ELA.E4.8B

The lyrics to the song "Break My Soul" by Beyonce

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E3.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

The section of the newspaper with advertisements for used cars.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

A teen's letter to the mayor asking for a skate park to help keep kids out of trouble.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

The lyrics to the song "How To Love" by Lil Wayne

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L