Author's Purpose 1
Author's Purpose 2
Author's Purpose 3
Author's Purpose 4
100
To get the reader to believe or support an idea
What is to convince?
100
Texas is a state in the southern United States.  The capital is Austin. The state bird is the Mockingbird and the state flower is the Bluebonnet.


What is to inform?


100
Once upon a time, there lived a princess in a faraway land.  One day, she was captured by an evil witch!  Soon Prince Charming rushed to save her.
What it to entertain?
100
Knock! Knock! Who's there?  Cargo.  Cargo who?  Cargo Beep Beep!
What is to entertain?
200
To present the reader with information on a topic
What is to inform?
200
Do you want to be an artist?  Our Awesome Artists class will get you headed in the right direction.  You will be a famous aetist in no time!
What is to suggest?
200
Our reading teacher will ______________ post-it notes for us during the STAAR test.
What is to provide?
200
My teacher will ____________ us a new topic before we practice it on our own.
What is to teach?
300
To give an explanation on a topic
What is to explain?
300
Our class has a big reading test coming up in a few weeks.  Our teacher always _________ us to so our very best.
What is to encourage?
300
Our reading teacher gave us a paired passage to read.  We had to ____________ the two stories to answer the questions.
What is to compare?
300
If I want to ___________ a word, I can look it up in the dictionary.
What is to define?
400
To give the reader a description of a topic 
What is to describe?
400
Poems use a lot of figurative language to help the reader better understand the poem.  
What is to illustrate?
400
When reading a passage, my teacher wants me to ____________ text evidence to support the the answer to the question.  
What is to provide?
400
When drawing something new in art Mr. Z ___________ the proper technique before he has us try on our own.
What is to demonstrate?
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