4th grade Author's purpose

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What is the author's purpose in the text: 'Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!'?

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To Persuade

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What does 'inform' mean?

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Give information or teach something

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What are poems and stories used for?

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Entertaining

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What does 'persuade' mean?

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Make people agree with you

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What are textbooks used for?

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Informing

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What is the author's purpose in a text that provides facts and data?

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To Inform

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What is the main goal of a persuasive text?

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To convince the reader to agree with a point of view

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What type of writing is meant to entertain the reader?

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Fiction, such as stories and poems

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What is an example of a text that informs?

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A news article or a textbook

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What is the purpose of a recipe?

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To Inform and guide the reader on how to make a dish