Author's Purpose

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Perform, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you

• Make people angry

• Make people think the opposite thing

• Make people fall in love

Inform means...

• Give informal speech

• Give information

• Take the form

• Give in a form

Entertain means...

• To make people scared

• To make people sad

• To make people enjoy something

• To go to the circus

What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836 

• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade

HAMSTERS FOR SALE: Braxton Pet Store, Northwood Mall: We have a large selection of hamsters for sale this week. They are interesting pets and you will enjoy having one. They are only $ 17.99 this week. Come and buy yours today! 

• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade

What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade