Barbed Wire Baseball & Author's Purpose

When an author uses the five senses and gives lots of details and description...

• inform

• describe

• persuade

• entertain

When the author gives steps or directions in how to do something...

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• describe

When the author gives true, factual info about a topic...

• explain

• describe

• persuade

• inform

When the author tries to convince or have a person agree to do something...

• persuade

• explain

• entertain

• describe

When the author writes for enjoyment or to escape...

• explain

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

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empty, lonely or unhappy is...

• descent

• spectators

• desolate

• diverted

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when the direction of something is changed...

• descent

• internment

• diverted

• desolate

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people who watch an event are called...

• descent

• internment

• spectators

• desolate

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family background or national origin of a person is called...

• internment

• desolate

• spectators

• descent

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related to confinement, as if in prison, often during a time of war is...

• internment

• desolate

• diverted

• spectators