What is the author's purpose?: a billboard for a fast food restaurant
to persuade
What is the author's purpose?: a non-fiction book about the Great Wall of China
to inform
What does it mean to entertain?
To provide entertainment
What is the author's purpose?: a commercial for a brand new toy
to persuade
What is the author's purpose?: a script for a television show
to entertain
What is the author's purpose?: a science fair poject
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a speech arguing that one class is better than another class
to persuade
What is the author's purpose?: a story about a spooky Halloween night
to entertain
What is the author's purpose?: a story about a magical party
to entertain
What does it mean to persuade?
To convince someone to do something or buy something
What is the author's purpose?: a fact book about George Washington
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a brochure for an amusement park
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a newspaper article about a new school opening
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a book about a talking caterpillar
to entertain
What is the author's purpose?: a non-fiction book about sharks
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a joke book
to entertain
What is the author's purpose?: a recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken sandwhich
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a book about a magical school for witches and wizards
to entertain
What is the author's purpose?: a politician's campaign speech
to persuade
What is the author's purpose?: a social studies textbook
to inform
What is author's purpose?
The author's reason for writing something.
What is the author's purpose?: an encyclopedia
to inform
What is the author's purpose?: a commercial for shoes
to persuade
What does it mean to inform?
To give information to teach about something