Author's Purpose: D.I.E.

Welcome to National Park
Watch for signs along the trail. They will tell you about the trees, plants, and animals that live here. The trail is six miles long and takes the average person two hours to hike. There are two rest stops along the way. 

• to inform
• to describe

• to explain

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The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters. 

What is the author's purpose of this writing?

• Inform

• Describe

• Explain

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"Fascinating information has come out due to genetic studies of dogs. We have learned that for the longest time, humans used and bred dogs for practical reasons. Experts believe Neanderthals in Europe used dogs for hunting. However, the genes of North American dogs are linked to dogs that came from Asia with the ancestors of the Native Americans."

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

• to inform

• to describe

• to explain

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Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.

• to Inform
• to Describe

• to Explain

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What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage 

• to inform
• to entertain
• to describe

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What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

Instructions on how to make a compost pile

• to inform
• to entertain
• to describe

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Tomatoes were once considered poisonous until some brave people took a bite of a tomato and survived. Now, tomatoes are used in salads, sandwiches, and all kinds of foods.

• inform

• describe

• explain

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An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes
• the reason an author teaches
• author's sense of humor
• author's way of life. 

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A paragraph telling you about how a piece of candy smells, looks, feels, sounds and tastes. 

• Describe
• Inform
• Entertain
• Explain 

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what does describe mean?

• to inform
• to tell about something
• to have fun
• to get you to do something

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