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AUTHOR’S PURPOSEINFORM
Def: To tell somebody; to communicate information or knowledge to someone
Key words and phrases• How you can…• How to…• Directions:...•Helpful tips:…• Strategies:…• Ways to…
Informational types of writing• Newspaper• Advertisement• Cook books• How to guides• Encyclopedia• Biographies
Author’s Purpose: Inform
•Who •What•When
Signal Words:
•Where •Why •How
Variations of Informational
Text:
• Encyclopedias• Text books• Newspaper articles • Nonfiction books• Biographies• Dictionaries
Informative \ in-for-met-iv\ adj : providing knowledge : INSTRUCTIVE <an informative book>
Author’s Purpose/ Persuasive Writing
To persuade means to objectively seek to change another’s opinion on a topic.
Examples: You should buy this book
because it is a best seller. I think I should have my own
computer. You NEED to get a dinosaur! Books are better than magazines
because they improve reading fluency.
Larger people should like little people because they are 90% better at bowling.
You should not listen to bad music because it might provoke suicide.
•Some word that signal the fact that you are reading a persuasive piece are:•You should•I believe•You need•Are better•Should not•It is worse•If you
Author’s Purpose: Persuasive Writing
• Persuasive writing: writing used to convince or influence someone to do or believe in something.
• This can be found in T.V. commercials, essays, speeches, advertisements, newspapers, campaigns, etc.
• 6 Words that indicate persuasive writing are: “should,” “believe,” “accept,” “allow,” “consider,” and “because.”
Author’s Purpose: Narrate Definition – (v) To give a spoken or written account of; tell a story
Types of writing : 1) Fiction books 2) Journal 3) Short stories4) Comics
5) Biography6) History text book
Signal words : Once upon a time Since then Way back when Throughout the day For now, goodbye
Narrative WritingNarrative: “A story or account of events, experiences,
whether true or fictitious.” Dictionary.comWriting Involving this Process:•Movie scripts•Books•Police reports•Interview reports•Interrogations•Biographies•Mystery stories•Flash backs
Signal Words:•Yesterday•Meanwhile•Prior to•Before•After •Now•Next•In the future
•The apple was red and shiny.
•The book had a smooth leather binding.
•My friend’s cat was small and furry.
•I just bought a really fast computer.
•For Thanksgiving, my mom bought lots of delicious stuffing.
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: DESCRIBEDescribe – to tell or write in detail.
~Webster’s new world dictionary for adults.
i.e.- TYPES OF WRITING WHERE THIS IS USED:
•Brochures•Food Menus•Poetry•Expository Writing•Manuals•Journalism
Author’s Purpose: Describe
Types of writing that describe:• Fiction• Nonfiction• Journal Entries• Fantasy• Advertisements• Poems• Cook books
Describe: (v) to explain something: to give an account of something by giving details of its characteristics
Signal Words:• for instance…• for examples…• such as…• to illustrate…• another• most important
Author’s Purpose: EntertainSignal words:
•Once upon a time.•Just so you know!•Bang! Pow! Boom! Smash! Crash!•Mwahahahaha!•Super hero•Super power•pizzazz
Variations that use this purpose:
•Comics•Fictional Books•Television•Video Games•Lyrics•plays•Fairy tales
Entertain: The act or process of providing pleasure, recreation , or amusement.
Entertainment:To provide someone with amusement or enjoyment
Entertainment Genres• Fiction novel• Comics• Plays• Sitcom TV shows• Comedian shows• Radio
Signal Words• Once upon a time• In a galaxy far, far away• This one time at band camp• It was fun when we used to• Last night at the party• Knock, knock