Def: To tell somebody; to communicate information or knowledge to someone Key words and phrases How you can… How to… Directions:... Helpful tips:… Strategies:…

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