AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
The author's purpose is the reason or motivation for writing a text.
Knowledge of the author's purpose allows readers to respond to the text and to match appropriate texts to specific needs.
P.I.E.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
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- Textbooks
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Teacher’s Helper Education. (2022b, August 13). Author’s Purpose PIE’ED Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain and Describe. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Ab6Ibi6EJrc?si=VcoSpDTM4UE97YG3
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
The author's purpose is the reason or motivation for writing a text. Knowledge of the author's purpose allows readers to respond to the text and to match appropriate texts to specific needs.
P.I.E.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Examples
Advertisements Editorials Commercials Blogs
Examples
Examples
Teacher’s Helper Education. (2022b, August 13). Author’s Purpose PIE’ED Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain and Describe. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Ab6Ibi6EJrc?si=VcoSpDTM4UE97YG3