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4914900-34290000685800-45720000Why do authors write?It’s all about the P – I – EPersuade: Persuade means to try to convince someone to think the same way you do. An author may write to persuade you or try to get you to do something.Examples: advertisements, newspapers editorials, junk mail, postersWrite your OWN definition of persuade: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Write your OWN example of persuade: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Inform: Inform means to give someone information about something. An author may give you facts or true information about a subject if he/she is trying to inform.Examples: news reports, research papers, encyclopedias, school newsletters, instructions, maps, timelines, schedules, charts, graphsWrite your OWN definition of inform: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Write your OWN example of inform: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Entertain: Entertain means to amuse someone. An author tries to entertain by writing fiction stories, or stories that are not true.Examples: fictional stories, comics, poems, jokes, riddlesWrite your OWN definition of entertain: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Write your OWN example of entertain: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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