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What is the author's purpose?
The reason why an author or authors write literature.
What does it mean to persuade?
The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something.
What does it mean to inform?
The author wants to give you information.
What does it mean to entertain?
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What does it mean to explain?
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What does it mean to describe?
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Provide an example of an author's purpose to explain.
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Provide an example of an author's purpose to persuade.
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Provide an example of an author's purpose to inform.
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Provide an example of an author's purpose to entertain.
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Provide an example of an author's purpose to describe.
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What is the audience in writing?
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What does PIE' ED stand for?
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Study Notes
Author's Purpose
- Author's purpose refers to the underlying reason an author writes a piece of literature.
Types of Author's Purpose
- Persuade: The author aims to influence the reader's beliefs, actions, or purchases.
- Inform: The goal is to provide information or knowledge to the reader.
- Entertain: The intention is to amuse readers and provide enjoyment through writing.
- Explain: This purpose involves instructing the reader on how to do something or clarifying how something functions.
- Describe: The author focuses on creating vivid imagery to help the reader visualize a person, place, or thing.
Examples of Author's Purpose
- To Explain: Instructions for building a treehouse or recipes for baking (e.g., cake).
- To Persuade: Found in advertisements, commercials, and persuasive texts like campaign speeches or editorials.
- To Inform: Common in educational resources such as textbooks, encyclopedias, and newspaper articles.
- To Entertain: Can be seen in various forms of creative writing, including poems, stories, plays, comic strips, and song lyrics.
- To Describe: Involves usage of product descriptions and descriptive essays to create specific imagery.
Audience
- The audience refers to the specific group of individuals for whom the author writes, such as young adults, children, parents, voters, or professionals like scientists and policemen.
Quick Reference for Author's Purpose
- PIE'ED: An acronym representing the five primary purposes—Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, and Describe.
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Description
This quiz focuses on the different reasons an author may have for writing their work, including to persuade, inform, entertain, and explain. It covers key terms and concepts related to authorship and literary intent. Perfect for students looking to deepen their understanding of literature.
