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A Lesson About Author's Purpose And The 3 Different Purposes An Author Has For Writing. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is Author's Purpose?
a) The reason for an author writing a story or text
b) Ideas for writing a story or text
c) A story
d) A text

What does P stand for?
a) Entertain
b) Persuade
c) Inform
d) Comedy

What does E stand for?
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Explain
d) Entertain

What does I stand for?
a) Instruct
b) Idea
c) Inform
d) Explain

What does persuade mean?
a) Appeals to the emotions of the reader
b) It explains how to do somthing.
c) It makes you want to listen.
d) It is an opinion and tries to convince the reader about something.

What does inform mean?
a) It convinces you to want to do something
b) It is an opinion and tries to convince the reader about something.
c) Provides a reader with information about a specific topic
d) Appeals to the emotions of the reader.

What does entertain mean?
a) It makes the reader want to do something
b) Written to gain the interest of the reader or appeal to the emotions of the reader
c) It gives the reader information
d) It explains how to do something

...I'll give you $5 if you wash the dishes!...What is this an example of?
a) Inform
b) Persuade
c) Entertain
d) Explain

I was so sad because I had to go to a new school. I would have to make new friends...What is this an example of?
a) Explain
b) Inform
c) Persuade
d) Entertain

A dog's sense of smell 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than ours...What is this an example of?
a) Persuade
b) Entertain
c) Inform
d) Explain

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