Author's Purpose

Advertisements are created to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

The author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Describe

• Explain

In a poem, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

The author wants to give you information about a subject.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Describe

• Explain

The play, "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare was written to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Describe

• Explain

In a campaign speech, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

In a novel, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

In a song, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches is meant to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Describe

• Explain