The Author's Purpose

The word inform means to ______________.

• give an informal speech

• give information

• provide amusement

• provide an opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The word persuade means to ____________________.

• make people agree with you

• make people angry

• make people disagree with you

• make people happy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

The word entertain means to ___________________.

• make people scared

• make people sad

• provide amusement

• provide information

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

When an author wants to provide amusement or enjoyment, they are writing to ____________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When an author wants to give you information about a topic, they are writing to ____________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

In a novel, the author's purpose is to _______________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In a song, the author's purpose is to _____________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A recipe explaining how to make pizza is written to ___________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Directions on how to assemble the new bed you bought from IKEA were written to ________________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to ________________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6