Author's Purpose

What is one thing all writing has in common?

• purpose

• theme

• setting

• conflict

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are the many different reasons authors write called?

• author's style

• author's vision

• author's purpose

• author's mission

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

What does the acronym PIE mean?

• persuade, inform, and empathy

• persuade, infer, and entertain

• passion, inference, and empathy

• persuade, inform, and entertain

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does it mean to persuade?

• the author's goal is to engage in a debate

• the author's goal is to convince a reader to agree with the author

• the author's goal is to convince a reader that the reader is right

• the author's goal is to convince the reader to accept multiple points of view

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

To inform means to enlighten the reader and provide facts

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does it mean to entertain?

• having the goal of describing real or imaginary characters, places, and events

• having the goal of describing real characters, places, and events

• having the goal of telling a story or describing real or imaginary characters, places, and events.

• having the goal of telling a story describing characters, places, and events

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.3

What is the author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

What is the author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

What is the author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

What is the author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6