Authors purpose and tone

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What is author's purpose?

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Why the author is writing

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What are the many different reasons authors write called?

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author's purpose

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What are the three reasons we write? (Authors purpose for writing)

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Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Persuade

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Make people agree with you

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Inform

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Give information and facts

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Entertain

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To make people enjoy something

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What is the author's purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Inform

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What is the author's purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Persuade

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What is the purpose of a recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches? Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Inform

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What was the purpose of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Inform