Author's Purpose and Perspective

A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s 

• To entertain
• To persuade
• To inform

A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s 

• To persuade
• To entertain
• To inform

An article where the author argues that an IPOD music player is better than a ZUNE 

• To enterain
• To inform
• To persuade

An instructional booklet describing how to operate an MP3 player 

• To entertain
• To inform
• To persuade

A poem about why the IPOD is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made 

• To entertain
• To inform
• To persuade

A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body 

• To entertain
• To inform
• To persuade

 A speech written by Jose Canseco listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids 

• To entertain
• To inform
• To persuade

A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules 

• To entertain
• To inform
• To persuade

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