Setting a Purpose

with Purpose P.I.E.

This simple chart can help you

introduce the concept of
setting a purpose for reading.
It has three columns for
author’s purpose, example
genres, and reader’s purpose.

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Author’s Purpose: It looks like: My Purpose:

1. -Reinforce what I
already believe
-Change my mind

Persuade -Newspaper or
about what
I believe I believe
magazine article that…

-Advertisement
The author writes to change -Commercials
your mind or help you form -Debates
an opinion.

2. -Discover new
information
Volcanoes
-Answer a question
-Newspaper or about a topic
Inform magazine article Now, I
know…
-Nonfiction book
-Biographies and
The author writes to teach
Autobiographies
you something new about a
topic.

3. -For fun
-For enjoyment

Entertain -Fairy Tales

That was
funny when…

-Tall Tales
-Fiction Stories
The author writes something
that will keep your attention. -Poetry