Author's Purpose

This Victoria's Secret swimsuit is the best swimsuit I've ever had.  It is so comfortable and cute.  Nothing is wrong with it. 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Scare

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There are 4 different elementary schools in my town.  There are 30 teachers in each school and 300 children.  There are 27 children in each grade in kindergarten through 5th.  

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Socks

And suddenly, the old man sprung to life, right out of his death.  He told us a magical story about how he went to heaven and back. 

• Entertain
• Question
• Inform
• Persuade

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There are many species of snakes in the world.  Snakes are cold blooded reptiles, which means they lay eggs.  Not all snakes are poisonous. 

• Inform
• Persuade
• Personification
• Entertain

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I love the lake.  It is my favorite place to go in the summer, even in the winter. It is so peaceful and beautiful.  Everyone should go there. 

• Idiom
• Entertain
• Persuade
• Inform

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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Hershey is West of North Platte, and East of Sutherland.  It is a small town of about 572 people. Hershey has one school, one bank, and two gas stations. 

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Inform
• Analogy

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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 The group turned down yet another hall that opened into a jungle-like area with flowers and small trees and sunshine that filtered through skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows.

• Perform
• Persuade
• Entertain
• Inform

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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 Kids at Morning Star Elementary School, in Bozeman, Montana, turned ideas into actions. Their fifth-grade class raised money for the Red Cross and Haiti. They collected more than $1,100.

• Inform
• Persuade
• Entermain
• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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When an author tells a story or describes imaginary characters, places or events he/she is writing to

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade
• Relate

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An FBI wanted poster describing the suspect at the post office would be an example of writing for which purpose?

• To entertain
• To persuade
• To describe 
• To inform

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