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Author's purpose

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  • A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes
    Entertain: This text is intended to entertain the reader, even if the jokes aren't funny
  • A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecassary
    Persuade- This text is attempting to influence the reader not to use or eat animal products
  • The Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet, where two lovers are forbidden from seeing one another due to a centuries old blood feud between their two families
    Entertain
  • The story of a young woman who after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her aging grandmother
    Entertain: Stories are written to entertain. A lesson may be learned, but the main purpose is to entertain.
  • Which are examples of texts designed to entertain
    dictionaires, biographies,
    Encyclopedias
    stories, poewms, plays
  • A politician's speech about how homes should be provided to families who cannot afford them
    Persuade
  • A poem about a "packrat", a person who refuses to throw thing away, even things that most people would consider garbage
    Entertain: Poems, dramas, and narratives are written to entertain.
  • A passage that has more facts than opinions is likely to be a/an
    fable
    informative passage
    fairy tale
    biography
  • A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts
    Inform: Instructions and directions are written to provide the reader with information or to inform.
  • An article comparing and contrasting American and Swedis healthcare systems
    Inform: Compare and Contrasts texts are generally written to inform the reader.