Finding the Author's Purpose

Authors write for several reasons.

Many authors write to entertain people and make them laugh.

Authors also write to persuade or convince their readers to believe in something.

Sometimes authors write to inform or teach you about something.

When we read, it is important for us to understand"why the piece was written"

Questions:

Did the author try to make me laugh? (Entertain) 

Did the author want to tell me a story? (Entertain) 

Did the author try to amuse me? (Entertain) 

Did the author give me facts? (Inform) 

Did the author try to teach me something? (Inform) 

Did the author try to convince me? (Persuade) 

Did the author want to change my opinion? (Persuade) 

Let's practice:

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