AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

TYPES OF WRITING PURPOSES

• WRITE

• INFORM

• ENTERTAIN

• PERSUADE

• EXPRESS

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

WHAT IS PERSUADE WRITING? (you got 5 mins to answer this question)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the purpose of this piece?

Boa constrictors wear some of

the most distinctive markings of all reptiles. Depending on the habitat they are trying to blend into, their bodies can be tan, green, red, or yellow, and display cryptic patterns of jagged lines, ovals, diamonds, and circles.

• persuade

• entertain

• express

• inform

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

what is the purpose of this piece?

Try the new and improved

Mega Bubble Gum!

It has great flavor and is guaranteed not to burst no matter how big the bubble gets.

• inform

• express

• persuade

• entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

What is the purpose of this piece?

Pie

I love pie so much I could cry.

Heaven help the fly

That might land in my pie.

I love pie

more than the average guy.

• entertain

• inform

• express

• persuade

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9