Author’s Purpose

When an author writes, she or he writes for these three reasons...

• Persuade, introduce, entertain

• Prioritize, inform, entertain

• Persuade, inform, entertain

• Persuade, interact, entertain

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the author's purpose?

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

What is authors purpose????

• why the author likes to write

• What the author is writing

• Why the author is writing

• How the author writes

Blue - Author's purpose is to PERSUADE

Green - Author's purpose is to INFORM

Red - Author's purpose is to ENTERTAIN

Purple - Author's purpose is to EXPLAIN

Yellow - Author's purpose is to DESCRIBE

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e

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b

a

to argue a point/convince the reader

to describe something in detail

to EXPLAIN how to do something

to tell an entertaining story

to give facts about a topic

Match the following "author's purpose" to its definition...

• To PERSUADE the reader

• The author states his/her opinion with supporting reasons to

• To Entertain the reader

• The author tells an interesting story

• To INFORM the reader

• The author gives facts and information about a topic

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was born on February 12, 1908 in Kentucky.  One of his famous speeches was the Gettysburg Address.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the author's purpose? A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how it should be washed.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the author's purpose?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

  It's Refreshing! 
  It's Slurpy Soda!
This is the best soda in the world!  If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school. Try one today!

• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade