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Author’s Purpose Project

Classroom and School Library Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Hunt through our classroom and school libraries 3 examples of writing to persuade

5 examples of writing to inform

7 examples of writing to entertain

7 examples of writing to entertain from our classroom library

1. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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2. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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3. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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4. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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5. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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6. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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7. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to entertain? _____________________________

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5 examples of writing to inform

1. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to inform? _______________________________

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2. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to inform? _______________________________

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3. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to inform? _______________________________

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4. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to inform? _______________________________

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5. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to inform? _______________________________

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3 examples of writing to persuade

1. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to persuade? _____________________________

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2. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to persuade? _____________________________

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3. Name of the Work: ____________________________________________________________

# of pages: ________________________ Author’s Name: __________________________

How do you know that the author’s purpose is to persuade? _____________________________

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