Authors Purpose Review

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The author is the ____________ of a story.

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writer

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A book of knock-knock jokes is meant to __________.

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Entertain

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Entertain means...

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To make people enjoy something

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What is the author's purpose in a text that promotes an art program?

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to convince you to attend an art program

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What is the author's purpose in a text that explains the importance of rules?

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to persuade people to follow the rules

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What does it mean to inform?

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To provide information or facts about a topic.

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What is the purpose of a persuasive text?

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To convince the reader to agree with the author's point of view.

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What is the purpose of an entertaining story?

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To amuse or engage the reader.

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

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To inform is to provide facts, while to persuade is to convince someone to take action or agree.

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What type of text would you find in a newspaper?

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Informative or persuasive.