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Then circle the P, I or E under the sentence.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>A poster about the park’s new rules\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A sign asking people torecycle\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A joke book about animals\u003Cbr>P I E |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>A brochure with amap of the zoo\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A letter asking for a new puppy\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A comic book about superheroes\u003Cbr>P I E |\n\nRead the passage and think about the author’s purpose:  \nMany families live in Hanville. Hanville is a small town with a park, a town square and a lake. The park has a playground and picnic tables. In the town square, there are shops, a bakery and a library. Every Saturday, people  \nset up a farmers’ market in the town square to sell fruits and vegetables. The lake is across from the town square. It is a popular place where people fish and ride boats. In the winter, some people ice-skate on its frozen water!  \n1. Is the author writing to persuade, inform or entertain?􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \n2. Why did you choose this purpose?  \n􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \n􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \n􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \nAnswers  \n\n| \u003Cbr>A poster about the park’s new rules\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A sign asking people torecycle\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A joke book about animals\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>A brochure with amap of the zoo\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A letter asking for a new puppy\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A comic book about superheroes\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>|\n\n1. Is the author writing to persuade, inform or entertain?  \nInform  \n2. Why did you choose this purpose?  \nThe author is giving readers information about the town of Hanville.","cbCaitQS32P0kIan","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitQS32P0kIan","pdf",182003,"English","# Author’s Purpose\n## Decide the Author’s Purpose\n## Circle P, I, or E for Examples\n## Read the Hanville Passage\n## Answer Questions","[{\"question\":\"What are the three author’s purpose choices in this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"The worksheet uses three choices: persuade, inform, and entertain. Students circle P, I, or E for each example.\"},{\"question\":\"How do students decide whether the author is persuading, informing, or entertaining?\",\"answer\":\"Students read what the text is trying to do. 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