Author's Purpose Expository

When an author writes, she or he writes for these three reasons...

• Persuade, introduce, entertain

• Prioritize, inform, entertain

• Persuade, inform, entertain

• Persuade, interact, entertain

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches is meant to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

What is the author's purpose?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

What is authors purpose????

• why the author likes to write

• What the author is writing

• Why the author is writing

• How the author writes

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

The purpose of this selection is mainly to--

• persuade the reader to visit an interesting place

• explain why a tourist should visit the city of Boston

• describe an interesting museum in the Bermuda Triangle

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

The purpose of this selection is mainly to--

• tell the reader a story about a disgusting sandwich

• persuade the reader to try a fried brain sandwich

• describe an interesting dish

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

Why does the author include the information in paragraph 2?

• to suggest a way the reader may want to use a seashell

• to present the history of home for sea animals

• to present the many ways seashells are used by humans

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The purpse of this selection is mainly to--

• offer reasons about why the python died after swallowing the porcupine

• describe an animal that has an interesting defense against predators

• explain how large the averaged sized porcupine becomes

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

The author wants to give you information.

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9