Author's Purpose

What are the three types of author's purpose for writing?

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Predict, Inform, Establish

• Problem, Igloo, Electrify

• Persuade, Inquire, Enjoy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Persuade means...

• Make people angry

• Make people agree with you

• Make people fall in love
• Make people think the opposite thing

Entertain means...

• To make people sleepy
• To make people leave
• To make people enjoy something
• To make people read

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

• To Entertain 
• To Persuade 
• To Explain
• To Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information or teach something
• Take the form
• Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the Author's Purpose for writing this book?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text? 

• To Persuade
• To Entertain
• To Inform 
• To Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the Author's Purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is the Author's Purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

• To Entertain 
• To Persuade 
• To Explain
• To Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6