Identifying Authors' Main Goals

A poster says, "Eat Penny's mouth-watering pies! 10 flavors, just $10 each! Call now to order!" What is the poster trying to do?

• Make you laugh

  ENTERTAIN

• Tell you about pies

  INFORM

• Make you want to buy pies

  PERSUADE

A book tells you that wolves live in groups called packs, and some packs have a male and female leader. What is the book's main goal?

• Teach you about wolves

  INFORM

• Make you want to play with wolves

  PERSUADE

• Tell a funny story about wolves

  ENTERTAIN

A book is full of funny jokes and riddles. What is the author's main goal for writing this book?

• Teach you how to tell jokes

  INFORM

• Make you laugh and have fun

  ENTERTAIN

• Convince you to buy more joke books

  PERSUADE

An article lists many ways kids can help take care of our planet. After reading it, a girl decides she wants to do those things. What was the article's main goal?

• Tell a story about the planet

  ENTERTAIN

• Teach about different planets

  INFORM

• Make kids want to help the planet

  PERSUADE