Author's Purpose Lesson

What is Author's Purpose?

• The reason why the author wrote the book or story.

• The main characters in the story.

• The problem in the story.

• The solution in the story.

To persuade means...

• To make you try, do or believe something

• To make people angry

• To make people think the opposite thing

• To make people go to sleep

To inform means...

• To give a speech

• To give information or teach you something

• To make a form

• To give a form

To entertain means...

• To make people scared

• To make people sad

• To make people enjoy something

• To go to the circus

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

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

• To Entertain

• To Persuade

• To Inform

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans. What is the author's purpose?

• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade

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

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

"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon." What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about school
• to teach you how to get good grades
• to persuade you to work hard in school
• to explain the best colleges