Authors purpose

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What is the purpose of a commercial selling a new Star Wars Lego toy? Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Persuade

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What is the purpose of a menu for a Chinese restaurant?

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Inform

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What is the purpose of the new Diary of A Wimpy Kid book? Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Entertain

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What is the purpose of a book of knock-knock jokes? Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Entertain

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The author is the ____________ of a story.

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writer

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An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes

• the way the author sees and interprets the world

• author's sense of humor
• author's way of life. 

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the reason an author writes

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What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection? It was a dark and spooky night and I was all alone in the old hotel bed. I tried to go to sleep, but I was too scared! My friends had told me too many stories about staying at this hotel, but I wanted to stay here anyways. All of a sudden I heard a rustling sound on the floor. I covered my head with the blanket in fear! Options: Persuade, Entertain, Inform

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Entertain