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.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

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.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

"Johnny was successful as LCES class President. He got an extra recess on Thursdays for his 5th grade class. A vending machine was also brought in to fundraise for the school government club. His track record speaks for itself. Vote for Johnny, LCMS Class President, 2019-20." This is an example of ___________ writing.

• Informative

• Entertaining

• Persuasion

• Performance

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin pan with cooking oil. Whip all ingredients together in order of recipe, and cook for 20 minutes. This is an example of ____________ writing.

• Persuasion

• Informative

• Entertaining

• Interaction

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."

• Persuasion

• Informative

• Entertaining

• Exciting

Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of:

• Entertaining writing

• Informative writing

• Persuasion writing

• Expensive writing

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

• Informative writing

• Entertaining writing

• Persuasion writing

• Exclusive writing

Fiction books, fantasy, mystery, comic books, jokes, adventure, and romance books are examples of :

• Informative writing

• Entertaining writing

• Persuasion writing

• Explanation writing

When referring to author's purpose "PIE" stands for:

• Perform, Inform, Explain

• Perfect, Include, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Persuade, Include, Explain