Identifying Author's Purpose

A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans.

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

A student’s book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year.

• persuade

• entertain

• inform