Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

So there are THREE reasons an author writes a story (their purpose)....

• Persuade - to make you believe or do what they are saying

• Inform - to give you information

• Entertain - to write a story that you enjoy

What are some examples of each?

• Persuade - a news article, speeches, etc.

• Inform - Non-fiction text, biographies, informational text

• Entertain - most fiction novels (like DogMan, Harry Potter, etc.)

Let's see if you can figure out the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE!

Multiple Choice

Purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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Purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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This book was made to...

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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All fiction books are made to entertain

• True

• False

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What is the purporse of the author of this text?

• To convince me to buy a dog

• To explain the characteristic of a dog

• To tell me a story about a dog

• To show me that dogs can talk

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of this book?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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A book that describes all the different breeds of dogs has the purpose to...

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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What is the purpose of this book?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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If an author expresses his or her opinion, he wrote a text to...

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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A book about the history of Costa Rica has the intention to...

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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What is the intention of this book?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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What does the I in PIE stand for?

• Ignore

• Imagine

• Inform

• Innovate

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What is the intention of this book?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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What is author's purpose?

• The opinion of a person

• The reason why someone writes a text

• The biography of a writer

• The main idea of a text

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If something is fun to read, what is the purpose of the author?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• To teach

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What does the E in PIE stand for?

• Engage

• Entertain

• Enrich

• English

Good job!

I hope you tried your best and learned a little bit about author's purpose today! We will talk more and take notes on it in class on Monday!