Author's Purpose/Text Structure Review

What are the three reasons we write? (Author’s purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

The author wants to give the reader factual information 

• perspective 
• persuade 
• inform 
• describe 

The author wants to give the reader something to enjoy reading 

• entertain
• describe
• bias
• explain 

The author is trying to convince the reader to do something or think a certain way 

• persuade
• inform
• bias
• explain 

An article trying to convince the reader that the iPod is the greatest electronic device ever made

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Explain
• Inform

You are listing all the reasons why your parents should let you have your own smart phone. You are attempting to ...

• inform them.
• persuade them. 
• entertain them. 
• describe it to them. 

In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Explain

What is the author's purpose for a book series like Harry Potter?

• Inform the reader about magic
• Persuade the reader to become a wizard
• Entertain the reader with a story about a boy wizard
• Express dislike for magic

Persuade means...

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

Entertain means...

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