Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

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A note written by a young girl asking her parents to forgive her.

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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A recipe for making potato pancakes

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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The warnings on a bottle of Tylenol

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

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A mailing from the American Cancer Society asking for donations to help fight cancer

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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The script for a popular television show about vampires

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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A map and schedule of bus routes

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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A poem about how the world’s fresh water supplies are polluted

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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An advertisement in a magazine to get readers to buy a new video game

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain

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A schedule of movies and the times that they show for a local theatre

• inform

• pursuade

• entertain