1. The Author's Purpose P (persuade) I (inform) E (entertain) S (share feelings)

2. Watch this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skX6RnnI kuM&playnext=1&list=PL294979ED7BF48 853&feature=results_main

3. P (persuade) Persuade means to try to convince someone to think the same way you do. Examples advertisements, newspaper editorials, junk mail, posters

4. I (inform) Inform means to give someone information about something. Examples news reports, research papers, encyclopedias, school news letters, instructions, pamphlets from health clinics, maps, timelines, schedules, charts, graphs

5. E (entertain) Entertain means to amuse someone. Examples fictional stories, comics, poems, jokes, riddles

6. S (share feelings) Sharing feelings means to tell the reader what you are thinking. Examples journals, diaries, letters

7. a sales ad wanting you to purchase a motorcycle

8. P (persuade) a sales ad wanting you to purchase a motorcycle

9. the list of movies showing in your town and the times

10. I (inform) the list of movies showing in your town and the times

11. the comic strips

12. E (entertain) the comic strips

13. a flyer about a missing puppy

14. I (inform) OR P (persuade) a flyer about a missing puppy

15. a post card from your friend from Hawaii

16. S (share feelings) a post card from your friend from Hawaii

17. a letter to the editor explaining the need to recycle more

18. P (persuade) a letter to the editor explaining the need to recycle more

19. a report about George Washington

20. I (inform) a report about George Washington

21. bus schedule

22. I (inform) bus schedule

23. a fairy tale

24. E (entertain) a fairy tale

25. fire safety brochure

26. I (inform) fire safety brochure

27. Additional Resources Author’s Purpose PowerPoint http://edujourney.net/Powerpoint%20Templates/Author's%20Purpose/Authors%20Purpose.ppt#257,1,Slide%201 http://edujourney.net/Powerpoint%20Templates/Author's%20Purpose/Authors%20Purpose.ppt#257,1,Slide%201 Online Quiz http://wps.ablongman.com/long_henry_er_1/0,7989,1130503-,00.html Interactive Slideshow http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip210a.swf Reading Skills Rocket (Interactive Quiz) http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm

28. Additional Resources Quia http://www.quia.com/pop/82118.html?AP_rand=1726073753 Practice Author’s Purpose http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.cfm Reading for a Purpose http://www.citycol.com/basic_skills/Quizzes/Purpose/reading_purpose.htm Author's Purpose and Point of View Pretest http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/authorpovpretest.htmlhttp://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/authorpovpretest.html Posttest http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/authorpovpostest.htmlhttp://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/authorpovpostest.html