ENglish 7 Genre Purpose

A commercial selling a new Star Wars Lego toy.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A flyer by a candidate running for town mayor.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A menu for a Chinese restaurant

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

The new Diary of A Wimpy Kid book

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book of knock-knock jokes

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A newsletter from the school principal talking about the upcoming school year

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Directions to the local movie theater

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A comic strip

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

An author always has only one purpose for writing?

• True

• False

What would the authors purpose be if they’re trying to make you laugh?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain