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Author's Purpose

  • Game Code: 848737
  •  English    20     Public
    An author's purpose is the main reason he or she has for writing. The three basic purposes are to inform, to persuade, and to entertain. & The simple strategy below will help you f
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  • Stephen writes a letter to his parents explaining why he needs a new car.
    persuade
  •  15
  • The poster on the wall that names and defines the part of speech.
    inform
  •  15
  • A poem about an itsy bitsy spider.
    entertain
  •  15
  • A book containing knock-knock jokes.
    entertain
  •  15
  • A book about why New York is the best city to live in.
    persuade
  •  15
  • A book containing information about the history of the United States of America
    inform
  •  10
  • A map of the school showing all of the emergency exit.
    inform
  •  10
  • A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner
    persuade
  •  10
  • A chapter in a math book that explains and provides examples of fractions.
    inform
  •  10
  • A book that list words in alphebetical order. It gives the definition(s), pronunciation, and a sample sentence for each word.(Dictionary)
    inform
  •  10
  • The author provides manual on assembling a coffee table.
    inform
  •  20
  • A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna.
    entertain
  •  20
  • A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not liter.
    persuade
  •  20
  • The lyrics to a song written by popular music group, Cold Play.
    entertain
  •  20
  • A recipe explaining how to make chocolate cookies.
    inform
  •  20
  • A child's letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year.
    persuade
  •  5
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