Author's Purpose- Get PIE'ED!

What is the purpose of a speech that encourages people to recycle?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Educate

What is the author's purpose when they want to convince someone?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

What is the author's purpose when they want to tell a story for enjoyment?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

What is the purpose of a poem that makes you feel happy?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Critique

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the author's purpose when they provide information or facts?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Critique

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

What is the purpose of a news article that reports on a recent event?

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Critique

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What type of writing is a letter to the principal asking to chew gum in class?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Describe

• Narrate

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

What is the author's purpose when they give instructions or explain something?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• Explain/describe

• To inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

What is the purpose of a recipe that tells you how to make cookies?

• To explain/describe

• To entertain

• To confuse

• To criticize

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

What type of writing is the book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6