Author's Purpose 3.1.5

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify
• Perform, Infer, Entertain
• Persuade, Inform, Educate
• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information
• Take the form
• Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

In directions, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

A song about pizza by popular music artist, Miss Directed 

• explain
• entertain
• inform
• describe

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

A menu for a local pizzeria listing the sizes and prices of pizzas and available toppings

• describe
• explain
• inform
• persuade

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

Advertisements are created to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.5.8