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author's purpose

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The author wants you to enjoy his/her writing. Entertain
The author wants to give you specific information. Inform
The author wants to change your mind or get you to do something. Persuade
When an author writes a poem, the purpose is to Entertain
When an author writes historical fiction, the purpose is to Entertain
A magazine advertisement for selling Van's shoes is to Persuade
A student is running for the school president and is giving a speech to Persuade
A newscaster on Channel 10 is telling you the news of the day to Inform
The author of a biography of someone's life is wanting to Inform
A recipe on how to make chocolate turtle brownies is to Inform
You write a letter to your parents to try to get them to buy you a pet. Persuade
Someone writes a letter to the editor of the newspaper to express their displeasure about a law and why it should change. Persuade
A comedian is writing jokes for his audience to Entertain
Torry Pines has a brochure with a map and a list of trails and distances. Inform
The Garrison Talent Show had a program with a list of the performances and talented people involved. Inform
A book written about the personalities, habbits, and needs of golden retrievers. Inform
A comic book is written to Entertain
An atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus were all written to inform
A teacher is concerned about the environment and writes and essay on why we should recycle to Persuade
JK Rowling wrote books about the character Harry Potter to Entertain
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