Author's Purpose

Magic Word: The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

What does a Persuasive text try to do

The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

Magic Word: A brochure how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses

A note to a teacher where a student asks if her seat can be switched because of a conflict

A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses

Magic Word: The instructions for the board game, Monopoly.

A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna

A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter

Magic Word: A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans

Magic Word: A student’s book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series

Magic Word: The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

What does an Entertaining Text try to do?

Magic Word: A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day

Magic Word: A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays

What does an Informational Text try to do?

Magic Word: An encyclopedia/wikipedia entry about endangered animals & efforts to protect them

Magic Word: A note to a teacher where a student asks if her seat can be switched

Magic word: A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle.

A wikipedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them

The instructions for the board game, Monopoly.

A student’s book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series

A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans