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Arts and Humanities
English
Literature
Author's Purpose - Entertain, Inform, and Persuade
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author's purpose definitions
Terms in this set (8)
author's purpose
an author's goal or reason to write something
persuade
to influence or convince
inform
to teach, explain, or give information
entertain
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
audience
who the writer writes for (young adults, parents, children, policemen, voters, scientists, etc)
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Daines spends much of the essay discussing the costs of obesity and obesity-related illnesses. Why does he do this? Is he making a logical or an emotional appeal to his readers?
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One critic has said that at the end of "Daughter of Invention," the reader is left with the impression that the narrator "is living in a new world where even the old obstacles of culture can be overcome." Do you agree with this interpretation? Support your answer.
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Think about conflicts in the story, and what the narrator learns from the Wonder Horse, its capture, and its escape. What are some important messages or themes the author shares?
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