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Author's Purpose/Modes of Writing Language Arts 700

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As a careful reader, you should analyze what you have read to consider:
the author's purpose
how you should respond
what the author has communicated to you
When you take time to analyze a book you have read, who controls what you take from the book?
yourself
The life story of a real person's life written by another person is a(n):
biography
The life story of a person's life written by himself is a(n):
autobiography
When a writer of an autobiography chooses which events and facts from his life to write about, what does he consider?
What will hold the reader's attention?
What will accomplish his purpose?
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
a cookbook
to inform or explain
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
a computer user's manual
to inform or explain
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
a biography of a senator who is running for President in the next year
to persuade
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
a book about the Napoleonic Era in Europe
to inform or explain
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
a biography of Lucille Ball (the red-headed comedienne made famous by "I Love Lucy")
to entertain
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
an adventure novel
to entertain
Choose the main purpose for the piece of writing described.
a book about how to become a Christian
to inform or explain
An author usually states his purpose directly:
false
What is the purpose of The Hiding Place ?
to inform people of how great God's love is
What is the primary mode of The Hiding Place ?
narration
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