Evaluating Evaluating Author’s PurposeAuthor’s Purpose

Why do authors write a Why do authors write a story???story???

ELA Key Strategy # 2

Author’s PurposeAuthor’s Purpose

Think about P.I.E.Think about P.I.E. Authors write a Authors write a

story for three story for three reasons:reasons:

PPersuadeersuade IInformnform EEntertainntertain

PersuadePersuade

When an author tries to When an author tries to persuadepersuade the the reader, they want you to think the reader, they want you to think the way they think.way they think.

Visiting museums are a great way to Visiting museums are a great way to learn. At the museum you can read learn. At the museum you can read about facts while looking at different about facts while looking at different exhibits. Everyone should visit a exhibits. Everyone should visit a great museum once in a while.great museum once in a while.

InformInform

When an author writes to When an author writes to informinform a a reader, they are giving the reader reader, they are giving the reader facts and information.facts and information.

Elmont is located in New York State. Elmont is located in New York State. New York is on the eastern coast of New York is on the eastern coast of the United States of America. Some the United States of America. Some students in Elmont attend the Covert students in Elmont attend the Covert Avenue School.Avenue School.

EntertainEntertain

When an author tries to When an author tries to entertainentertain the the reader, they want you to enjoy what reader, they want you to enjoy what you are reading.you are reading.

My brother came charging at me with My brother came charging at me with the pie in his hand. He smashed it the pie in his hand. He smashed it right into my face. Laughing, I right into my face. Laughing, I picked up his bowl of cereal and picked up his bowl of cereal and dumped it on my kid sister’s head. dumped it on my kid sister’s head. Then, mom came into the kitchen.Then, mom came into the kitchen.

Why did the author write this Why did the author write this paragraph?paragraph?

Every time I go to sleep, I hear a Every time I go to sleep, I hear a noise under my bed. I think it is a noise under my bed. I think it is a monster, but I am not sure. I call out monster, but I am not sure. I call out to my mother and father, but all I to my mother and father, but all I hear is silence. Quickly, I pretend it’s hear is silence. Quickly, I pretend it’s nothing and pull the covers up over nothing and pull the covers up over my head.my head.

The author wrote this paragraph to The author wrote this paragraph to ENTERTAIN us.ENTERTAIN us.

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