WorksheetsPIE and Beyond - Author's Purpose
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Traditionally the author's purpose is taught as PIE which stands for
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Pineapple, Igloo, Everyone
Perform, Inference, Evidence
Participation, Inherent, Education
Your purpose is your reason for doing something. So an author's purpose is why
he or she is writing something
he or she learned to spell
he or she went to school
he or she is doing math
"Dear Mr. Polkowski, can I leave school early because I have finished my ST Math and Smarty Ants" <- what is the author's purpose?
Inform - to inform Mr. Polkowski that the author has finished ST Math and Smarty Ants
Entertain - to make Mr. Polkowski laugh or cry about finishing ST Math and Smarty Ants
Persuade - to persuade Mr. Polkowski to let the author leave class early because some work has been finished
"There is an exciting new club at Griffith Elementary called Anime Club which meets on Fridays after school. Students may participate in cosplay culture, learn about Japan, read manga and watch animes."
The author's purpose is to persuade you to join Anime Club
The author's purpose is to entertain you about the antics of Anime Club members
The author's purpose is to inform you about a new club at Griffith Elementary
Author's (a) is traditionally described as Persuade, Inform, Entertain or PIE.
PICK THE BEST ANSWER: what is the purpose of this Quizizz?
to make sure you understand author's purpose
to win a Quizizz Creator contest
to fill up 10 minutes of our school day
to simply have fun
Actually besides making sure YOU understand author's purpose, we also do Quizizzes to have fun. A third purpose is so Mr. Polkowski
can see what YOU understand about author's purpose or another topic
can have fun too by playing along with you
can tell Mrs. Andrews about the Quizizz
can give out prizes
"Kayla, I will be back from the store soon. There's breakfast in the fridge. Love, Mom" <- Who is the author?
Kayla
Kayla's brother
Kayla's mom
"Kayla, I will be back from the store soon. There's breakfast in the fridge. Love, Mom" <- What is the author's purpose
to ENTERTAIN Kayla and have her laughing and grinning
to PERSUADE Kayla that she has to take care of her baby brother herself
to INFORM Kayla where the mom is and to let her know where some food is
"Jeff, you still eat boogers." <- is the author really trying to INFORM Jeff that he eats boogers or PERSUADE them that he does.
No
Yes
"Jeff, you still eat boogers." <- the author isn't trying to persuade or inform. The author might be ENTERTAINing himself or trying to ENTERTAIN Jeff. So what we see is that there are many reasons someone writes things and maybe the purpose of this is to HURT Jeff's feelings.
I think I got it.
No, he is trying to Persuade Jeff.
In the end it is always good to ask ourselves "Why did the author write this?" It might be to Persuade Inform or Entertain, but it could also be for many other reasons.
True, true.
False - there can only be PIE - Persuade, Inform, Entertain
