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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.2.8

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information
• Take the form
• Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text? 

• To Persuade
• To Entertain
• To Inform 
• To Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

• To Entertain 
• To Persuade 
• To Explain
• To Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.2.2

Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line.  He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far.  Just then there was a sharp yank on the line.  Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters. 

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.6

Beth and her mom went to the circus. This was a special day because she had never ben to a circus before. They bought peanuts and went to their seats. She saw clowns, jugglers, and people on trapezes. There were elephants, lions, and tigers. It was a very exciting day for Beth. 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.SL.2.4

CCSS.W.2.3