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VOCABULARY!
TRUE OR FALSE!
RANDOM REVIEW!
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE?
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What does entertain mean?
If the author's purpose is to entertain, it is to amuse you or bring enjoyment. One goal may be to tell a story or describe characters, places, or events (real or imaginary).
100
True or False: The three main purposes authors write is to, Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
True
100
Where could you find information pieces? Give at least three examples.
Information pieces sometimes use one or more of the following: facts, details/instrustions, places, events, people. They can be newspaper articles, textbooks, instructions, directions, pamphlets, reports, lists, documentation.
100

A book of 1,000 knock-knock jokes.

Entertain.

200
What does informing mean?
If the author's purpose is to inform, you will learn something from the selection. Infromation pieces sometime use one or more of the following: facts, details/instructions, places, events, people.
200
True or False:Why? When an authors purpose is to inform, the author wants you to believe his/her opinion.
False. Inform gives information/facts.
200
Does everything have a purpose? Why? / Why not?
Yes, when an author writes something they choose his/her words for a purpose. The authors purpose is the main reason for writing the selection.
200

An instructional booklet describing how to use an iPhone.

Inform.

300
What does persuade mean?
If the author's purpose is to persuade, the author will want you to believe his/her position. The author wants to influence the reader. Persuasive pieces are usually nonfiction
300
True or False: Why? Fiction books are mainly facts
False. Fiction books are imaginary.
300
Why is it important to know the authors purpose?
When you are able to recognize the authors purpose, you will have a better understanding of the selection. Also the purpose will determine how you read the selection.
300

A story about a puppy that gets lost on family vacation and has to find it's way home.

Entertain.

400
What is fiction?
A fiction piece is from the author's imagination and is not based on facts. Fiction pieces will be stories. The purpose of fiction is to entertain the reader. Fiction creates a mood, a feeling, you get from reading the selection. The mood could be happy, sad, scary,angry, peaceful, etc.
400
True or False: Why? Examples of a persuasive writting can be found in plays, poems, stories, jokes, or even comic strips?
False, persuasive influences. Those examples Entertain.
400

Can texts have more than one purpose?

Yes, there can be more than one purpose in a text. However, one is usually more obvious than the other.

400

An article the argues why they believe hockey is the best sport.

Persuade.

500
What is nonfiction?
Nonfiction pieces are based on facts and author's opinion about the subject. Nonfiction pieces could be in biographies, articles from textbooks, newspapers and magazine articles. The purpose of a nonfiction piece is to persuade and inform.
500
True or False: Why? Can some selections have 2 purposes?
True. Some can inform and entertain or persuade at the same time.
500

Is this an example of a selection with 2 purposes? If yes, name the two purposes. The article is about eating healthy. It urges the reader to eat veggies if you want to be healthy as well as gives facts about the different types of food groups.

Yes because it informs and persuades.

500

A Wikipedia page full of facts about Mount Everest.

Inform.