Framed Paragraphs (Continued)
Framed Paragraphs Activity: Paragraph Organizer for Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose
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Author’s purpose: The author’s purpose in a reading can be to entertain, inform, or persuade a
reader, or any combination of these purposes. The author may inform you and entertain you at the
same time. The author may try to persuade you and inform you or persuade you and entertain you.
Use the chart to Identify evidence of the author’s purpose(s).
Framed Paragraphs (Continued)
Framed Paragraph Activity: Paragraph Frame for Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose
______________________________ (the author) wrote
________________________________ (title or topic) to show that
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One example of this is_______________________________
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Another example is _________________________________
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A third example is __________________________________
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In the end, we learn from the author (author’s purpose) that _
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Synonyms for INFORM • Explain • Show • Describe • Teach • Reveal • Discuss • Illustrate Synonyms for PERSUADE • Convince • Encourage