Author's Purpose Verb

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.

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 BEST author purpose verb to explain the graphic feature?

• inform

• describe

• teach

• list

What is the BEST author's purpose verb for this graphic feature?

• explain

• convince

• suggest

• describe

What is the author's purpose?

A biography written about Michael Jordan.

• explains why so many people want to be like Michael

• tells the events in Jordan's life that made him successful

• tells why Jordan decided to start playing basketball

• explains Jordan's opinions about the game of basketball

The photograph and caption below the paragraph are included in the article to show

Read the caption.

• why alligators are making appearances

• how alligators eat their prey

• what types of prey alligators eat

• how alligators are making appearances in unusual places

The title of the book helps the reader by

• showing what the book is about

• identifying the topic of the book

• providing examples of the topic

• listing ideas about the topic

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 included paragraph 5 in the article to

(read the paragraph)

• explain how tigers are being effected

• demonstrate tigers are friendly animals

• describe how everyone can help tigers

• show tigers cannot take care of themselves

The author's use of a photograph of several of JK Rowling's books in her biography

• suggest that they are the first books written by Rowling

• encourage the reader to buy books by Rowling

• show which books are her favorite

• show examples of Rowling's books that the reader may recognize