Authors Purpose

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Biographies and autobiographies were written to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes

• the way the author sees and interprets the world

• author's sense of humor

• author's way of life. 

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• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

It was a dark and spooky night and I was all alone in the old hotel bed. I tried to go to sleep, but I was too scared! My friends had told me too many stories about staying at this hotel, but I wanted to stay here anyways. All of a sudden I heard a rustling sound on the floor. I covered my head with the blanket in fear! What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Avocadoes are the superior fruit, and here’s why. Avocadoes can go with any food, they make the perfect compliment to meat, vegetables, chips, and many other foods. They are also great by themselves with a little salt and lemon. There is no other fruit that is as versatile as the avocado. Therefore, it is the best fruit. What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Named after the Roman God of War, Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to it’s reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere made up of mostly carbon dioxide. Mars is also home to the tallest mountain in the solar system, a shield volcano named Olympus Mons formed over 1 billion years ago.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

What is the primary purpose of an author when writing a persuasive essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To persuade the reader

• To describe a scene