Author's Purpose

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What is the primary purpose of newspaper articles?

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To inform.

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What is the author's purpose in an article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever?

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To persuade.

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What is the author's purpose in a commercial for a product like Judy Glen's Wrinkle Remover cream?

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To persuade.

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What are the three main reasons authors write?

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To persuade, inform, and entertain.

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What types of writing are typically meant to entertain?

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Fiction stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives.

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Define 'author's purpose'.

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The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

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What is the difference between 'to inform' and 'to persuade'?

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To inform means to provide information, while to persuade means to convince the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint.

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Give an example of a text that aims to entertain.

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A novel or a poem.

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What is an example of writing that aims to inform?

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A news article or a textbook.

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What is the significance of understanding the author's purpose?

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It helps readers critically analyze the text and understand the intent behind the writing.