Author's Purpose

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English

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6th - 10th Grade

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CCSS

RL.9-10.6, RI.6.6, L.6.6

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Author's Purpose

The purpose of each type of writing is explored in detail in this lesson. In addition, examples are used to illustrate the author's purpose.

The Author's Purpose for Writing

Author's Purpose

Everything from classic Shakespearian plays to political speeches to the screenplay treatments that helped inspire this summer's biggest blockbusters are examples of different types of writing. In spite of their differences in tone, genre, and type, all of these works should have one thing in common: a purpose.

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Author's Purpose

Writing formats, genres, and vocabulary can be as varied as the purposes for which they are used by authors. The acronym PIE, which stands for the following, summarizes the author's three main purposes:

To persuade
To inform
To entertain.

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Author's Purpose

To Persuade

To persuade is the first main goal of an author. It means that the text was written by the author to make people agree with him or her. This could mean that the author wants the reader to think or act in a certain way. This kind of writing is very common. Any piece of writing that pushes a certain point of view or asks for some kind of action is called persuasive writing, and it is.

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Author's Purpose

To Persuade

Because the author wants to share their thoughts in this kind of writing, he/she often also gives facts and examples. This information backs up the author's point of view and makes it even more likely that the reader will agree with him/her. There are many types of persuasive writing, like speeches, ads, commercials, and newspaper editorials. Anyone who has seen propaganda knows that it is written to get people to do something.

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Author's Purpose

To Inform

The second main type of author's purpose is to inform. In this format, the author's goal is to enlighten the reader about real world topics and provide facts on those topics. However, in contrast to pieces written to persuade, these facts are not used to support a specific opinion. The facts are presented in order to teach the reader. Examples of texts written to infor include textbooksk cookbooks, newspapers, and encyclopedias.

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Author's Purpose

To Inform

All of these forms are written so that the reader can learn something. There are many authors who write informational texts while at the same time putting their own thoughts into the pieces. This is important to note. You, as a reader, should keep an eye out for opinions that are disguised as facts. There are many papers that claim to report the facts, but when you look closely, it looks like they are trying to get you to believe in a certain idea. Find these hidden opinions and keep an eye out for them.

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Author's Purpose

To Entertain

The author's final category of purpose is to entertain. This includes almost every example of what comes to mind when you hear the word "literature." Authors who write for entertainment aim to tell a story or describe real or imagined characters, places, and events. This includes all works of fiction, which is non-realistic literature.

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Author's Purpose

To Entertain

Poems, novels, short stories, plays, musicals, and comic books are some examples of works written to entertain. The popular Harry Potter series, The Huger Games trilogy, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and any other popular piece of fiction are all examples of writing with the purpose of entertaining. This is possibly why these novels are so popular. Readers are engrossed and captivated by these stories; they simply can't get enough, which often leads to sequels, movies, and even TV shows.

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Author's Purpose

Summary

It is critical to understand the author's purpose for writing. It can alter the piece's format or structure, as well as the words used by the author. There are three main categories of author's purpose, which can be remembered using the acronym PIE: this stands for persuade, inform, and entertain.

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Author's Purpose

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose?

A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s?

To inform

To Persuade

To Entertain

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose?

The reasons the reader reads a specific piece

the reason the author writes a specific piece

anything the author wants

the reason the author likes to write

Multiple Choice

Read this description and decide the author's purpose.

A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.

to inform

to entertain

to persuade

Multiple Choice

Read this description and decide the author's purpose.

An article that argues an iPod music player is better than a ZUNE.

to inform

to entertain

to persuade

Multiple Choice