A slideshow with twenty slides with information and examples of four different purposes an author can have for writing a text: to entertain, to persuade, to express, or to inform/explain.

A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to the author's purpose: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain. Materials are included. [PDF]

A slide show with nine slides explaining the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an advertisement and some background information and answer questions about comprehension, persuasive techniques, vocabulary, author's purpose, and more. Links to a paired text and paired...