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Author’s Purpose
PERSUADE
ENTERTAIN
It is the author’s goal to persuade (convince) the reader to
agree with the author’s opinion.
The author’s goal is simply to entertain - to provide enjoyment for the reader.
Ex: advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials, etc.
Ex: comics, fiction, jokes, etc.
INFORM
EXPLAIN
It is the author’s goal to enlighten the reader regarding topics It is the author’s goal to tell a story or describe real or imagithat are usually real or contain facts.
nary characters, places or events.
Ex: textbooks, cook books, newspapers, encyclopedias, etc.
Ex: poems, stories, plays, journals, letters etc.
Writing Genres:
Narrative - to entertain
Expository - to explain & inform
Persuasive - to convince
Directions: For each image or story, please infer the author’s purpose and style of text. Please support
your choices with the clues that led you to that decision.
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