Purposes of Nonfiction English 9B

To inform A reader who has come to this text is seeking this information:  Academic essay  Blog  Dictionary  Encyclopedia  News article  Reports  Textbook

To entertain A reader is entertained by exploring a subject or idea:  Celebrity interview  Essay  Photo journal  Personality profile

To inform and entertain A reader who reads this text realizes that it is both complex and interesting:  Expose (investigative piece)  News feature article  Human Interest (“True Life” story)  Interview

To persuade A reader is persuaded to believe as the author does:  Advertising  Argumentative essay  Commentary  Criticism  Editorial  Letter to the Editor  Op-Ed piece  Review (movie, television, book, etc.)

To involve Readers feel involved in the story:  Autobiography  Biography  Historical Narrative  Memoir

To offer advice/help A reader reads this when they need help from others or are seeking others’ opinions:  Advice column  Consumer reports  How-to books/articles  Travel books/articles

Purpose Challenge Identify the purposes of each example below:  Frozen Frozen  Ask Amy Ask Amy  Nudists Nudists  Type ONEderful Type ONEderful  Allergic to America Allergic to America  Motivation Motivation

Answers  To persuade  To offer advice/help  To entertain  To inform  To involve  To inform and entertain