Author's Purpose: Real Life Examples

What is the definition of Author's Purpose?

• Why the author wrote the text

• Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.

• Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage

What are the three purposes an author can have?

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Personal, Interview, Entertain

• Persuade, Irony, Entertain

What is the author's purpose for a book series like Harry Potter?

• Inform the reader about magic

• Persuade the reader to become a wizard

• Entertain the reader with a story about a boy wizard

I received a brochure from Disney World.

What would be the author's purpose of the brochure?

• Entertain with pictures of Mickey Mouse

• Inform me about the history

• Persuade me to take a trip there

What is the author's purpose of the Jack Prelutsky Poem "The New Kid on the Block" ?

• Entertain the reader with a funny poem

• Persuade the reader to write poetry

• Inform the reader about poetry

What is the author's purpose of a website devoted to the conservation of wildlife and reasons people SHOULD help wildlife?

• Entertain the reader with cute polar bear pics

• Inform readers of the habitat of polar bears

• Persuade readers to help wildlife in danger

A commercial ad in a magazine purpose is to ?

• Persuade you to buy and drink more Dr. Pepper

• Inform you of all the ways Dr. Pepper is bad for you.

• Entertain you with a catch phrase.

The author's purpose of a magazine article about JJ Watt is most likely?

• Entertain the reader with a funny interview

• Inform the reader about JJ Watt's professional career

• Persuade you to watch the Texans

What is the author's purpose for a biography ?

• Persuade the reader to that they are the best person

• Inform the reader about an important person's life

• Entertain the reader with a story

Define the Author's Purpose "to persuade".

• Author tries to teach the reader facts and information.

• Author tries to entertain the reader and spark emotion.

• Author tries to convince the reader to do something or believe in something.