AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
1. a poster about a community walk-a-thon for charity
2. appointment card from the dentist
3. an advertisement for Coca-Cola
4. a book report
5. a story read to the school from the Writer of the Week
6. knock knock jokes
7. an e-mail that tells a friend you are going to be late
8. instructions booklet on how to assemble a bicycle
10. half price ad from Wal-Mart
9. step by step recipe
11. crossword puzzle
12. short story
13. directions for taking medication
14. encyclopedia
Answers

1. a poster about a community walk-a-thon for charity Inform

2. appointment card from the dentist Inform
3. an advertisement for Coca-Cola Persuade
4. a book report Inform Or Persuade
5. a story read to the school from the Writer of the Week
Entertain
6. knock knock jokes Entertain
7. an e-mail that tells a friend you are going to be late Inform.
Answers
8. instructions booklet on how to assemble a bicycle Inform
9. step by step recipe Inform
10. half price ad from Wal-Mart Persuade
11. crossword puzzle Entertain
12. short story Entertain
13. directions for taking medication Inform
14. encyclopedia Inform
PRACTICE
• Every child should be able to watch 10 hours of TV each day. One can
learn a lot from the educational programs that are on. One can also
enjoy a lot of great movies too. Ask your parents today.
PRACTICE
• Brushy brooms are the best you can buy! Everyone must have one in
their homes. Whether you are sweeping indoors or outdoors, you will
do a better job with a Brushy broom!
PRACTICE
There are many creatures that live in the sea. Some fish live in shallow
water and some live in the deepest part of the sea. These fish come in
a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Today, many new creatures are
still being discovered.
Direc tions: Read each selection a nd choose whether it is enterta ining, informational, or persuasive.

1. Recess is definitely too short. In order to do better in regular classes, there should be at
least one hour recess twice a day.
entertain inform persuade

2. Toads and frogs are amphibians. Missouri has 25 species and subspecies (or geographic
races) of toads and frogs.
entertain inform persuade

3. Once upon a time, there lived a crazy teacher. She never assigned homework and had field
trips every day.
entertain inform persuade
ANSWERS
1. Persuade
2. Persuade
3. Inform
Last Slide
• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
AIDA Plan
Stages
• A- Attention- interesting to offer, talk about, to show.(product/
service)
• I-Interest- how will this product /service will make their life easy, how
does it relate to their life.
• D- Desire- give evidence
• A- Action- direction for the action