Author's Purpose

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What is the author's purpose?

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The author's purpose is the reason why the author writes a text. It can be to inform, persuade, or entertain.

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What does it mean to inform?

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To inform means to provide information or facts about a topic.

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What does it mean to persuade?

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To persuade means to convince the reader to believe or do something.

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What does it mean to entertain?

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To entertain means to provide enjoyment or amusement through a story or text.

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Identify the author's purpose: An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals.

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Inform.

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Identify the author's purpose: A note to a teacher asking to switch seats.

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Persuade.

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Identify the author's purpose: A map of the world.

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Inform.

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Identify the author's purpose: Instructions for the board game Monopoly.

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Inform.

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Identify the author's purpose: An essay arguing for recycling.

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Persuade.

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What type of text is meant to entertain?

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Stories, poems, and plays are types of texts meant to entertain.