Authors Purpose

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Authors Purpose
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Authors Purpose
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To Persuade

• Goal is to get the reader to agree with their
  opinion.

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To Persuade

• Goal is to get the reader to agree with their
  opinion.
• Writing is opinionated, but may have facts and
  examples to support opinion to persuade the
  reader to take some type of action.

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To Persuade

• Goal is to get the reader to agree with their
  opinion.
• Writing is opinionated, but may have facts and
  examples to support opinion to persuade the
  reader to take some type of action.
• Examples of persuasive texts include
  commercials, advertisements, and editorials.

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To Inform

• Goal is to enlighten the reader with subjects
  that are typically real and factual.

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To Inform

• Goal is to enlighten the reader with subjects
  that are typically real and factual.
• Facts are used to teach, not to persuade.

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To Inform

• Goal is to enlighten the reader with subjects
  that are typically real and factual.
• Facts are used to teach, not to persuade.
• Examples of informative texts include cookbooks,
  encyclopedias, historical accounts, newspapers
  and news magazines.

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To Entertain

• Goal is to tell a story or to describe
  characters, places, or events (real or
  imaginary).

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To Entertain

• Goal is to tell a story or to describe
  characters, places, or events (real or
  imaginary).
• Authors also usually try to touch the emotions or
  feelings of their readers by including expressive
  or descriptive words in their writing.

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To Entertain

• Goal is to tell a story or to describe
  characters, places, or events (real or
  imaginary).
• Authors also usually try to touch the emotions or
  feelings of their readers by including expressive
  or descriptive words in their writing.
• Examples of entertaining texts include plays,
  poems.

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Authors Purpose
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Authors Purpose
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