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    The document discusses three main purposes for writing: to persuade, inform, and entertain. It provides examples of each purpose. Writing to persuade aims to influence the reader through arguments, like political speeches or ads. Writing to inform, also called expository writing, presents facts to explain or describe a topic, like news reports or biographies. Writing to entertain has the primary goal of amusing the reader through stories, poems, scripts, or narratives, like books or TV shows. The document then provides a practice activity to identify whether a given piece of writing is meant to persuade, inform, or entertain.

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    The document discusses three main purposes for writing: to persuade, inform, and entertain. It provides examples of each purpose. Writing to persuade aims to influence the reader through arguments, like political speeches or ads. Writing to inform, also called expository writing, presents facts to explain or describe a topic, like news reports or biographies. Writing to entertain has the primary goal of amusing the reader through stories, poems, scripts, or narratives, like books or TV shows. The document then provides a practice activity to identify whether a given piece of writing is meant to persuade, inform, or entertain.

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    The document discusses three main purposes for writing: to persuade, inform, and entertain. It provides examples of each purpose. Writing to persuade aims to influence the reader through arguments, like political speeches or ads. Writing to inform, also called expository writing, presents facts to explain or describe a topic, like news reports or biographies. Writing to entertain has the primary goal of amusing the reader through stories, poems, scripts, or narratives, like books or TV shows. The document then provides a practice activity to identify whether a given piece of writing is meant to persuade, inform, or entertain.

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    Authors Purpose Lesson

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    Maria Angelica Reyes Basa
    The document discusses three main purposes for writing: to persuade, inform, and entertain. It provides examples of each purpose. Writing to persuade aims to influence the reader through arguments, like political speeches or ads. Writing to inform, also called expository writing, presents facts to explain or describe a topic, like news reports or biographies. Writing to entertain has the primary goal of amusing the reader through stories, poems, scripts, or narratives, like books or TV shows. The document then provides a practice activity to identify whether a given piece of writing is meant to persuade, inform, or entertain.

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    What does PIE mean?

    Three Reasons for Writing

    1.to Persuade 2.to Inform 3.to Entertain

    Writing to Persuade
    Attempts to influence the reader. Usually makes an argument. Examples: Political speeches Advertisements An essay urging readers to recycle

    Writing to Inform
    Often called expository writing.

    Expository writing shows or explains facts. Examples: Biography of PNoy News report about a shooting Remember: Expository = Expose

    Writing to Entertain
    A story may have a lesson, but the authors main purpose is to entertain. Examples of Writing to Entertain Harry Potter books Narrative essay about the big game Script for a TV show

    Is it a story, poem, or drama (script)?


    Yes No

    Does the text make arguments?


    Yes No

    Does the text give facts?


    Yes No
    Start Over

    Entertain

    Persuade

    Inform

    Review
    Persuasive writing expresses an opinion (may use facts to support). Informative or expository writing provides factual information about a topic. All narratives are written to entertain, but so is poetry.

    Practice 1. Number your notebook 1-10.

    2.I will describe a piece of writing.


    3. You will write the authors purpose: to persuade, inform, or entertain.

    The story of a teenage boy learning to understand and live with his father, who is an alcoholic Vietnam war veteran.

    A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world.

    An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.

    An Avengers comic book.

    The story about a young girl with low self-esteem learning to love herself.

    A National Geographic article about the eating and breeding habits of the endangered bald eagle.

    7
    A website saying that a new shopping mall should not be built because it threatens an endangered bald eagles home. The website also lists other reasons why the mall should not be built.

    A poem about bald eagles.

    A magazine ad telling you to buy Nike Lebron X shoes because youll play like Lebron James.

    10

    A sign saying, Gas station Five Miles Ahead.

    Answers
    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Entertain Inform Persuade Entertain Entertain 6. Inform 7. Persuade 8. Entertain 9. Persuade 10. Inform

    Thank you for listening!

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