Authors's Purpose Intro

Which of these is a type of book written to entertain.

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What is the author's purpose for a biography ?

• Persuade the reader to change your opinion
• Inform the reader about an important person's life
• Entertain the reader with a story
• Express the author's opinion about the person's life

A commercial ad in a magazine purpose is to ?

• Persuade you to buy and drink more Dr. Pepper
• Inform you of all the ways Dr. Pepper is bad for you.
• Entertain you with a catch phrase.
• Express how delicious Dr. Pepper is 

Arctic foxes can live in dens under the snow. They also often make their dens under logs.

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The heading above the paragraph is included to

• encourage you to read the book

• explain the big topic of the book

• show the reader what the topic looks like

• provide the reader with more information about the book

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

After drilling the hole, place the board on the table.

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Define the Author's Purpose "to inform".  

• A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.
• A reading passage that has many descriptive details.
• A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.
• A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries toc onvince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.  

What is the author's purpose?

Taylor Swift's new hit song "Cardigan".

• Share her feelings about a personal experience.

• Encourage you to wear cardigans.

• Suggest you wear cardigans.

• Explain the purpose of a cardigan.

What is the author's purpose?

A magazine article written about JJ Watt's long football career as an offensive lineman with the Houston Texans.

• Persuade you to buy tickets to a Texans game.

• Describe how to play football like JJ Watt.

• Inform you about JJ Watt's experience playing football.

• Suggest JJ Watt is the best offensive lineman ever.