Applying Authors Purpose

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

what does describe mean?

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

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

what does explain mean?

• to tell you how to do something
• to describe
• to inform 
• to have fun

what does inform mean?

• to explain
• to give facts 
• to have fun
• to tell about something

What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

In a campaign speech, the authors purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Describe

In directions, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Explain