author’s purpose
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Author’s Purpose. Reasons for Writing. Three Main Purposes. To Entertain To Inform To Persuade Every text serves one of these purposes. Writing to Entertain. The MAIN purpose is to amuse readers. Examples Stories Poems Plays - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Author’s Purpose
Reasons for Writing
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Three Main Purposes
1. To Entertain
2. To Inform
3. To Persuade
Every text serves one of these purposes.
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Writing to Entertain
The MAIN purpose is to amuse readers.
Examples
• Stories
• Poems
• Plays
You may learn something from a story, but the MAIN purpose is to entertain.
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Writing to Inform
The MAIN purpose is to enlighten the reader.
Examples
Expository essays
Nonfiction texts
Instructions or directions
Informational writing may be entertaining, but the MAIN purpose is to inform.
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Writing to Persuade
The MAIN purpose is to convince the reader.
Examples
Persuasive Essays
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Letters or notes
Persuasive writing attempts to change the reader’s mind or get them to do something.
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Identifying the Author’s Purpose
1. Is the text a poem, story, or play?(if “yes” = entertain; if “no” = go to next)
2. Does the text mainly give facts and info?(if “yes” = inform; if “no” = go to next)
3. Does the text make arguments?(if “yes” = persuade; if “no” = start over)
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Practice
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1. I will describe a piece of writing.
2. You will write the author’s purpose: to
inform, persuade, or entertain.
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1
A note written by a young girl asking her ex-boyfriend to forgive her.
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2
A recipe for making potato pancakes
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3
The lyrics to a Lil Wayne song
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4
The warnings on a bottle of Tylenol
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5
A mailing from the American Cancer Society asking for donations to help fight cancer
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6
The script for a popular television show about vampires
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7
A map and schedule of bus routes
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8
A poem about how the world’s fresh water supplies are polluted
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9
An advertisement in a magazine to get readers to buy a new video game
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10
A schedule of movies and the times that they show for a local theatre