Author's intended purpose

From the lesson today, what do P, I and E stand for?

What does 'an author's intended purpose' mean?

• Their reason for writing.

• Their favourite style of writing.

• Their different ideas.

• Their final piece of wokr.

When stating an 'author's intended purpose,' what must you do?

• Say why you like the text.

• Compare the text with other text's they've written.

• Give evidence (key words) to explain your thinking.

• Summarise the text.

What is a quick way to work out what the author's purpose is?

• Read the text from top to bottom twice.

• Compare their text to similar texts.

• Read the text at least three times.

• Skim and scan the text.

Why do author's write persuasive pieces?

Why do author's write informative pieces?

Why do author's write entertaining pieces?

Write an example of a type of persuasive text.

Write an example of a type of informative text.

Write an example of a type of entertaining text.