Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Author's Purpose Practice


Author’s Purpose Practice
 

Directions:  Read the descriptions of each item and determine the author’s purpose in writing it (to entertain, persuade, or inform).  Then, in a sentence or two, explain your answer.
 

1.  A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary
 

Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________



Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

2.  A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes
 

Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

3.  A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts. 
 

Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

4.  The story of a young woman who, after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her aging grandmother


Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

5.  A politician’s speech about how health insurance should be provided to all families
 

Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

6.  A poem about a “packrat,” a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage


Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

7.  An article comparing and contrasting American and European health care systems



Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

 

8.  The Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet, where two young lovers are forbidden from seeing one another due to a centuries old blood feud between their two families 


Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

 

9.  A young girl’s note to her parents giving reasons why they should buy a puppy.


Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 

 

 

10.  The horoscope section in a magazine predicting how things may happen for people based on the month in which they were born.


Author’s Purpose: _______________________________________________________

 

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.
 


Directions: read the description, determine the author’s purpose, and then explain your answer.


1.  The first issue of Wolverine, published by Marvel in 1982

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

2.  A pamphlet explaining how an unborn child may be affected when a pregnant mother smokes

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

3. A novel about a young girl faced with a difficult decision after getting pregnant her junior year

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

4.  The terms of service for using the social networking site, Facebook

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

5.  A speech written by Isiah Thomas urging young people to stay in school

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

6.  Directions to the mall written by a friend or relative

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

7.  The ingredients listed on the side of a candy bar wrapper

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

8.  The lyrics to Michael Jackson’s song, “Billy Jean.”

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

9.  A letter from a pregnant girl to her boyfriend giving reasons why they should keep the baby

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

10.  The documentation and instructions for a new touch-screen tablet PC

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

11.  A bumper sticker warning people to “Click it or Ticket,” in reference to wearing a seatbelt

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

 (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

12. The story of a teacher who helps some of her troubled students get to college

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

(to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

 

13. A brochure for custom glass windows with product descriptions, sample images, & coupons

 

Author’s Purpose: _____________________________________________________________

(to inform, persuade, or entertain)

How do you know?  Write a sentence explaining your answer.
 
 

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