Author's Purpose

If the author made you laugh the purpose was to

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

If the author gave you facts the purpose was to

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

If the author changed your mind the purpose was to

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

If the author is trying to PERSUADE you the author is

• wants to make you enjoy want you are reading

• trying to convince you to do something or believe something

• trying to teach you facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

If the author is trying to ENTERTAIN you the author is

• trying to give you facts or information

• trying to change your mind to believe something or do something

• to make you enjoy what you are reading

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

If the author is trying to INFORM you the author is

• trying to convince you to do something or believe something

• trying to make you enjoy what you are reading

• trying to give you facts or information

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

An example of PERSUADE is

• Commercial

• Informational Text

• Fiction Text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

An example of ENTERTAIN is

• Novel

• Informational Text

• Commercial

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

An example of INFORM is

• Commercial

• Informational text

• Joke book

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The author's purpose is to

• Tell, retell, and summarize

• First, second, and last

• Entertain, Inform, and Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2