Identifying an Author's Purpose

When referring to author's purpose "PIE" stands for:

• Perform, Inform, Explain

• Perfect, Include, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Persuade, Include, Explain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

When an author writes to persuade, it means the author is:

• trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is:

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of an author's purpose to...

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

Documentaries, non-fiction books, history/science books, news articles, recipes, and biographies are examples of an author's purpose to...

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

Fiction books, fantasy, mystery, comic books, jokes, adventure, and romance books are examples of an author's purpose to...

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

What is the author's purpose?: A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

What is the author's purpose?: An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

What is the author's purpose?: A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team.

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain