Author's Purpose

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What are the three reasons Authors write?

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Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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What is the author's purpose in the text: 'Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!'?

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To Persuade

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What is the guiding question for finding the author's purpose?

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Why was this text written?

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What does 'Entertain' mean?

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To make people enjoy something.

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What are poems and stories used for?

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Entertaining.

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What is the purpose of an informative text?

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To Inform.

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What does it mean to Persuade?

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To convince someone to do or believe something.

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What type of text is meant to entertain?

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Fiction, such as stories and poems.

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What is an example of a persuasive text?

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An advertisement.

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What is the main goal of an author who writes to inform?

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To provide facts and information.