Nonfiction Review

an author's reason for writing

• text structures

• text features

• author's purpose

• nonfiction

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

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

the author wants to give you information about a specific topic

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

the author wants to provide enjoyment for the reader

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials, campaign speeches

• examples of "persuade"

• examples of "inform"

• examples of "entertain"

textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspaper articles

• examples of "persuade"

• examples of "inform"

• examples of "entertain"

poems, plays, comics, short stories, novels, riddles, jokes, song lyrics

• examples of "persuade"

• examples of "inform"

• examples of "entertain"

who the writer writes for

• author's purpose

• text features

• text structures

• audience

PIE stands for...

• persuade, inform, explain

• purpose, information, entertainment

• persuade, inform, entertain

• purpose, inform, excite

the author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

• cause & effect