annemarie brier samantha gearhart joey white author's purpose

By: Annemarie Brier, Joey White, and Samantha

Gearhart

An author’s purpose is the reason an authordecides to write about a specific topic. Then,once a topic is selected, the author mustdecide whether his purpose for writing is toinform, persuade, entertain, or explain hisideas to the reader.

Persuade means to convince someone to believe a certain way by using means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty.

To impart information to; make aware of something

To acquaint (oneself) with knowledge of a subject.

To give or provide information.

To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting.

To provide entertainment.

Short story: To entertain or grab the reader’s attention.

Article: To summarize a topic or give a lesson

Book: Most commonly to entertain but also are factual and give information.

Persuasive Essay: To express an opinion

Informational text: To inform the reader on a certain topic.

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