Author's Purpose Graded Practice

A one page printout showing how to put together a coffee table that came in a box

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A picture book about a dog that gets lost on a family vacation and has to find his way home

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A timeline showing important events from the American Civil War

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

An internet ad banner telling you to click it for a free iPhone

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A small book about a boy who loses his Mom’s cell phone and learns that telling the truth is the most important thing

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

An orange sign advising drivers that the road beyond is under construction

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• Inform

• Entertain

A classified ad in which the seller lists a chair in good condition for ten dollars or best offer

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• Inform

• Entertain

A poem about the beauty of Mount Everest as seen from a mountain climber’s perspective

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• Inform

• Entertain

A coupon for a guided tour up Mount Everest at a rate of two for the price of one

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A map of a secret trail to the top of Mount Everest

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain