Author's Purpose (PIE)

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What is the author's purpose of a book about a talking dog?

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Entertain

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What does it mean to persuade?

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To convince someone to do or believe something.

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What does it mean to inform?

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To give information or facts about something.

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What does it mean to entertain?

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To provide enjoyment or amusement.

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What is the author's purpose of a paragraph about how to carve a pumpkin?

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Inform

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What is the purpose of a story that makes you laugh?

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Entertain

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What is the purpose of a book that tells you how to do something?

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Inform

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What is the author's purpose of a commercial?

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Persuade

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What is the purpose of a fairy tale?

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Entertain

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What is the purpose of a news article?

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Inform