Author's Purpose - Entertain, Inform, and Persuade

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author's purpose

an author's goal or reason to write something

to influence or convince

to teach, explain, or give information

to interest or amuse

types of writing that persuade

advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials

types of writing that inform

textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspapers

types of writing that entertain

poems, stories, plays, comic strips, short story, novels, comedies, riddles, jokes, song lyrics

who the writer writes for (young adults, parents, children, policemen, voters, scientists, etc)

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