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Identifying the Author’s Purpose
Reading in English
Identifying the Author’s Purpose cont.
B. What Is the Purpose?
Work with a partner.
What is the most likely author’s purpose for each text type?
In addition to the primary purpose, star any that may have a secondary purpose and note what it could be.
# Text Type Author’s Purpose
1 song lyrics to entertain
2 a poem
a business email about
3
a meeting change
a blog post about
4
5 reasons to floss
5 a birthday invitation
6 a romance novel
an editorial about why flu
7
shots are a necessity
8 a CEO’s biography
a self-help book
9
for leaders
10 a French textbook
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