Author's Purpose

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 be keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

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.

When an author writes to entertain, they:

• try to capture your attention with something funny or emotional

• try to get you to do or try something

• teach you facts about something

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What is the author's purpose of this writing?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?"

"That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies.

After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?"

"Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."

What is the author's purpose of this writing?

• Persuade the father not to eat bugs

• Inform the father about bug facts

• Entertain the reader with a funny story about bugs

Documentaries, non-fiction books, history/science books, news articles, recipes, and biographies are examples of :

• Persuasive writing

• Informative writing

• Entertaining writing

It was a glorious morning in Alabama. The sun was shining through the trees. Alan couldn't wait to find his fishing pole and call his friend Sam to go fishing. They had a great time on these early morning fishing trips. They took their dogs with them and the dogs would swim in the lake while they fished. It was so funny to watch those dogs paddle around the lake.

What is the author's purpose?

• persuade someone to go fishing.

• give someone information about how to fish

• entertain with a story about Sam and Alan fishing.