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The document explains the concept of an author's purpose, which can include informing, convincing, or entertaining the reader. It provides examples of different types of writing and prompts the reader to identify the author's purpose in each case. Additionally, it encourages the reader to think of their own examples for each purpose.

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The document explains the concept of an author's purpose, which can include informing, convincing, or entertaining the reader. It provides examples of different types of writing and prompts the reader to identify the author's purpose in each case. Additionally, it encourages the reader to think of their own examples for each purpose.

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Author’s purpose

An author’s purpose is the reason for writing something.

- Sometimes the purpose is to give us information.


- Sometimes the purpose is to convince us to believe or do
something.
- Sometimes the purpose is to surprise us or make us laugh.

Sometimes an author has more than one purpose for writing.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here are some short sections of different kinds of writing. Think


about the author’s purpose for writing each one.

The energy that drives the water cycle is heat. When heat is
added to ice, the ice melts into water. When heat is added to
water, the water evaporates, turning from liquid into gas.

1. What is the author’s purpose for writing? (There may be


more than one correct answer.)
1. to give us information
2. to convince us to believe or do something
3. to surprise us or make us laugh

If you’ve tried and have not won, Never stop for crying.
All that’s great and good is done Just by patient trying.

2. What is the author’s purpose for writing? (There may be


more than one correct answer.)
1. to give us information
2. to convince us to believe or do something
3. to surprise us or make us laugh

When meteoroids enter the earth’s atmosphere and start to burn,


they are called meteors. They are visible from the ground, as they
appear to shoot across the sky. We call them shooting stars.
Shooting stars are not stars at all: they are meteors!
3. What is the author’s purpose for writing? (There may be
more than one correct answer.)

A. to give us information
B. to convince us to believe or dosomething
C. to surprise us or make us laugh

4. What is another example of something written to give us


information?

5. What is another example of something to convince us to


believe or do something?

6. What is another example of something written to surprise us


or make us laugh?

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