Inform
Persuade
Entertain
The author writes to
teach or give the reader
information.
The author writes to make
the reader think or
believe something.
The author writes to
tell a story for the reader
to enjoy.
Did the author teach me about
a topic?
Did the author give me facts?
Did the author try to
convince me?
Did the author want to
change my opinion?
Did the author try to make
me feel an emotion?
Did the author want to tell me
a story?
Examples:
advertisements, election
pamphlets, newspaper
editorials, speeches, etc.
Examples:
poems, stories, plays, comic
strips, etc.
Examples:
textbooks, cookbooks,
newspapers articles,
encyclopedias, etc.
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