Author’s Purpose (P.I.E)
Author’s
Purpos e:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Goal:
Examples :
Ques tions to
ask myself:
To persuade or convince
the reader to agree
with the author’s opinion
Advertisements
Commercials
Newspaper
editorials
-Did the author try to convince me?
Tell the reader about
topics that are usually
real or contain facts
Textbooks
Cookbooks
Newspapers
Encyclopedias
Non-fiction text
Manuals
-Did the author give me facts?
To tell a story or
describe real or
imaginary characters,
places, events
Poems
Fictional stories
Plays
Comic strips
-Did the author tell a story?
-Did the author want to
change my opinion about a topic?
-Did the author try to
teach me about something?
-Did the author try to
amuse/entertain me?
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