Author's Purpose- Get PIE'ED!

What is the purpose of a speech that encourages people to recycle?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Educate

What is the author's purpose when they want to convince someone?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Describe

What is the author's purpose when they want to tell a story for enjoyment?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Describe

What is the purpose of a poem that makes you feel happy?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Critique

What is the author's purpose when they provide information or facts?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Critique

What is the purpose of a news article that reports on a recent event?

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Critique

What type of writing is a letter to the principal asking to chew gum in class?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Describe

• Narrate

What is the author's purpose when they give instructions or explain something?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• Explain/describe

• To inform

What is the purpose of a recipe that tells you how to make cookies?

• To explain/describe

• To entertain

• To confuse

• To criticize

What type of writing is the book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Describe