Students correct three purpose misidentifications — a recycling passage labeled entertain, a puppy story labeled inform, and an encyclopedia article labeled persuade. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions identifying purpose from sentence clues about rain forests, sunscreen ads, and story openings. Part C has two short-answer questions using text evidence to explain purpose.
Fixing misidentified PIE purposes from contrasting text samples builds the foundational classification skill all author's purpose analysis depends on.
Style:
Author's Purpose
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The passage about recycling was written to entertain the reader.
Rewrite: The passage about recycling was written to persuade the reader to recycle.
2. Fix the sentence:
A story about a puppy's silly adventures was written to inform.
Rewrite: A story about a puppy's silly adventures was written to entertain.
3. Fix the sentence:
An encyclopedia article about planets was written to persuade.
Rewrite: An encyclopedia article about planets was written to inform.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. "The rain forest is home to millions of species..." The author's purpose is to inform.
2. "Buy our new sunscreen — your family deserves the best!" The author's purpose is to persuade.
3. "Max giggled as the puppy licked his nose..." The author's purpose is to entertain.
4. The three types of author's purpose can be remembered using the acronym PIE.', a: 'PIE'
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Read: "You MUST recycle. Our planet is dying." What is the author's purpose? Use evidence from the text to explain.
The author's purpose is to persuade. The word "MUST" and the urgent statement "Our planet is dying" are meant to convince the reader to take action and recycle.
2. Why would an author write a funny story about a character getting into silly situations? How does this differ from an informational article?
The author's purpose is to entertain — to amuse or engage the reader. This differs from an informational article, which aims to inform by teaching facts and real information with a factual, objective tone.
Author's Purpose
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The passage about recycling was written to entertain the reader.
Rewrite: The passage about recycling was written to persuade the reader to recycle.
2) Fix the sentence:
A story about a puppy's silly adventures was written to inform.
Rewrite: A story about a puppy's silly adventures was written to entertain.
3) Fix the sentence:
An encyclopedia article about planets was written to persuade.
Rewrite: An encyclopedia article about planets was written to inform.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) "The rain forest is home to millions of species..." The author's purpose is to inform.
2) "Buy our new sunscreen — your family deserves the best!" The author's purpose is to persuade.
3) "Max giggled as the puppy licked his nose..." The author's purpose is to entertain.
4) The three types of author's purpose can be remembered using the acronym PIE.', a: 'PIE'
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Read: "You MUST recycle. Our planet is dying." What is the author's purpose? Use evidence from the text to explain.
The author's purpose is to persuade. The word "MUST" and the urgent statement "Our planet is dying" are meant to convince the reader to take action and recycle.
2) Why would an author write a funny story about a character getting into silly situations? How does this differ from an informational article?
The author's purpose is to entertain — to amuse or engage the reader. This differs from an informational article, which aims to inform by teaching facts and real information with a factual, objective tone.
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