Author’s Purpose A Look at Why Authors do What they Do.

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Author’s Purpose A Look at Why Authors do What they Do

The author’s purpose makes the reader ask, “why did the author write this?” What is Author’s Purpose?

P.I.E. Figuring out the author’s purpose is as easy as…

Author’s write to… Persuade To get you to do something or believe what she is saying. E ntertain To tell us a story that we will enjoy. Inform To teach or give information about a topic.

Advertisements Author’s note Billboards Essays/opinions Reviews Author’s Persuade us with…

Non-fiction books News articles Recipes Author’s inform us in…

Fiction Fantasy Mysteries Humorous books Comics Joke books Adventure books Author’s entertain us through…

Use for this Presentation Students would be asked to create PowerPoint presentations about a book they are reading They would have to decide the authors purpose for writing the book and give specific examples from the text to support their assertion

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