Author's Purpose

The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

The author wants to give you information

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Inform

The author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

Advertisements, persuasive letters, opinions, campaign speeches are all examples of: 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

In a textbook, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The fourth novel in the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer is meant to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.2

The instructions for the board game, Monopoly is meant to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9