Author’s Purpose

Let’s Break it Down

What do each of these words mean?

Author’s Purpose
1. a person who writes a 1. the reason for which
novel, poem, essay, etc.; something exists or is done,
made, used, etc.
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Author’s write for several reasons.

Many authors write Authors also write to

to entertain persuade or convince
people and make their readers to believe in
something.
them laugh.
Sometimes authors Some authors write to
write to inform or express their feelings or
emotions.
teach you about
something.
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To talk me into, to influence, to make the reader
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 What was the purpose of this
piece?
Try the new and improved
Mega Bubble Gum!
It has great flavor and is guaranteed
not to burst no matter how big the
bubble gets.
    Good Choice!
The author was trying to
convince you to do something.
He wanted you to try a new kind
of gum!  He tried to make it
sound very exciting!

to Persuade to Entertain
to Inform to Express
 Pie
I love pie so much I could cry.
Heaven help the fly
That might land in my pie.
I love pie
more than the average guy.
    Good Choice!
The author was
expressing his love for
his teddy bear.

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 It was a sunny day at the Fort
Worth Zoo. Jill and Bob were
wondering through the amazing
animal exhibits when suddenly they
saw something they had never seen The     Good Choice!
author was
before. While walking through the trying to gross
you out. He
bird section, they caught sight of a wanted you to say
“eew” about the
majestic Bald Eagle which happened eagle’s action.
to be pooping.

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 What was the purpose of this
piece?
Boa constrictors wear some of
the most distinctive markings of
all reptiles. Depending on the
habitat they are trying to blend
into, their bodies can be tan,
green, red, or yellow, and Good Choice!
display cryptic patterns of The author was
jagged lines, ovals, diamonds, trying to teach
you new facts
and circles. about pandas.

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Dear Santa,
I have been a very good
boy this year. I did all my
chores and only yelled at my
sister a few times. I did my
homework and went to bed
on time. I would like a bike
for Christmas. I want it blue.
Merry Christmas,
Ben
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 Barbara Park
She grew up in
Mount Holly Township, New Jersey.[1] From
1965 to 1967, she attended Rider College,
later finishing her B.S. in 1969 at the
University of Alabama. She married Richard
A. Park in 1969. She has lived in
Phoenix, Arizona for almost 30 years and has
two sons, Steven and David, who are now
both out of college. She is the author of the
popular Junie B. Jones children's series. She
has won seven Children's Choice Awards,
and four Parents' Choice Awards. She has
also written many middle grade novels, such
as The Kid in the Red Jacket.

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The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 –
March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the
Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege,
Mexican troops under President
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
launched an assault on the Alamo Mission
near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day
San Antonio, Texas). All but two of the
Texian defenders were killed. Santa Anna's
perceived cruelty during the battle inspired
many Texians—both Texas settlers and
adventurers from the United States—to join
the Texian Army. Buoyed by a desire for
revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican
Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April
21, 1836, ending the revolution.

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 Once upon a time there was a
beautiful princess named BriAnn. She
lived happily in her cabin, until an evil
goblin came and kidnapped her. She
screamed in panic and hoped for a
prince to save her. Then she got a grip
and realized she didn’t need a prince!
So, she yanked the goblins orange
curly hair and tied it to a pole. She
escaped just in the knick of time.
Nobody ever messed with her again! ;)

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 Crockett grew up in East Tennessee, where
he gained a reputation for hunting and
storytelling. After being elected to the rank
of colonel in the militia of Lawrence County,
Tennessee, he was elected to the Tennessee
state legislature in 1821. In 1826, Crockett
was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives. Congressman Crockett
vehemently opposed many of the policies of
President Andrew Jackson, most notably the
Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to
Jackson's policies led to his defeat in the
1834 elections, prompting his angry
departure to Texas shortly thereafter. In early
1836, Crockett took part in the Texas
Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the
Alamo in March.

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Dear Diary,
I fell in love! He is
handsome, kind, always
there for me when I
need him. I love him
unconditionally. How
could I be such a lucky
girl. If only he didn’t
slobber on me.
Fifi
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 ANNE FRANK

Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish

teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the
Holocaust. She and her family, along with four others,
spent 25 months during World War II in an annex of rooms
above her father’s office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Belsen. She was fifteen years old.

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Pippa and her brother,
Billy,were playing with squirt
guns outside one day. Billy
was hiding from Pippa so she
wouldn't squirt him with the
water. The back door opened
and Pippa pointed her water
gun toward the door. It was
Mom and she was
dripping wet!

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