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PIES
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Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose 2
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What does the acronym PIES help us remember?
The 4 main reasons that authors produce a piece of writing.
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What does Inform mean?
To give someone information or teach someone something.
100
Give an example of something an author writes to persuade you to do something.
Advertisement, billboard, campaign poster, movie review, flyer, etc.
100
Text on a phone
Share feelings and emotions
100
Menu
Inform
200
What does the I in PIES stand for?
Inform
200
What does entertain mean?
To do something you like or enjoy.
200
Give an example of something an author writes to share their feelings or emotions.
Song, poem, journal, diary, note, letter, text, email, etc.
200
Newspaper
Inform
200
Advertisement
Persuade
300
What does the S in PIES stand for?
Share feelings and emotions
300
What does persuade mean?
To convince someone to do something, buy something, or believe something.
300
Give an example of something an author writes to give information.
cookbook, nonfiction book, newspaper, news magazine, food label, menu, etc.
300
Billboard
persuade
300
Poem
Share feelings and emotions
400
What does the E in PIES stand for?
Entertain
400
What does author's purpose mean?
Author's purpose is the reason an author write a piece of literature.
400
Give an example of something an author writes to entertain.
Fiction book, comic book, joke book, etc.
400
Comic Book
Entertain
400
Food label
Inform
500
What does the P in PIES stand for?
Persuade
500
Why is it important to understand author's purpose.
When we know why an author writes a passage, we know how to read it and what to look for when we are reading.
500
Give an example of something an author writes that both informs and persuades?
Billboard, catalog, advertisement
500
Greeting Card
Share feelings and emotions
500
Diary
Share feelings and emotions