pies and extra
why an author writes something
Author's Purpose
menus, catalogs, travel brochures, technical manuals
Examples of Describe / Explain
author's goal is to is to interest the reader, or appeal to emotions such as pleasure, sadness, anger, or humor
Entertain
poems, stories, plays, comic strips, short story, novels, comedies, riddles, jokes, song lyrics
Examples of Author's Purpose: To Entertain
Bad one
-300 pts
advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials
Examples of Author's Purpose: To Persuade
author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author's opinion or change the reader's mind on something
Persuade
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+400 pts
author's goal is to enlighten the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts; facts are used to teach and not persuade
Inform
textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspapers
Examples of Author's Purpose: To Inform