Author's Purpose in Entertainment

Multiple Choice

When an author writes a story that you will enjoy they are writing to...?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

When an author writes a story that provides information about a topic that is true or teaches the reader something, they are writing to...?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

When an author writes a story to make a choice or believe what they think is best, they are writing to...?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

​Read this story and think about the author's purpose.

Open Ended

What was the story mostly about?

Open Ended

Why do you think the author wrote this story?

Are there any parts of the story that are entertaining or persusasive?

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from the story, decide if it was written to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader.

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from the story, decide if it was written to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader.

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from the story, decide if it was written to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader.

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from the story, decide if it was written to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader.

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from the story, decide if it was written to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader.

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of Andraya Applebee, New Species Finder.

• to entertain reader's about a girls fame

• to persuade readers to look for new species

• to entertain readers with a girl's search

• to inform readers about different kinds of cats