Author's Purpose

If an author writes a book to persuade their readers, the author wants to... 

• teach them
• change their mind
• help them have fun

If an author writes a book to inform their readers, the author wants to...

• teach them something
• help them think differently
• enjoy the book

If an author writes a book to entertain, the author wants their readers to....

• change their mind
• learn new things
• have a good time reading the book

How many author's purposes did we talk about in class?

• 3
• 4
• 2

P.I.E. stands for...

• persuade
  interesting
  entertain
• purchase
  inform
  entertain
• persuade
  inform
  entertain