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Biography of Barack Obama News Report About A Shooting Note To A Friend Essay About "Killer Bees"

The document outlines three main purposes for writing: to inform, persuade, or entertain. Writing to inform, also called expository writing, presents or explains facts without bias. Examples include biographies, news reports, and essays. Writing to persuade aims to influence the reader through arguments, as seen in political speeches, advertisements, and cover letters. Writing to entertain tells stories through narratives and poetry primarily for enjoyment rather than imparting a lesson. Examples are novels, poems, personal essays, and TV scripts.

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Biography of Barack Obama News Report About A Shooting Note To A Friend Essay About "Killer Bees"

The document outlines three main purposes for writing: to inform, persuade, or entertain. Writing to inform, also called expository writing, presents or explains facts without bias. Examples include biographies, news reports, and essays. Writing to persuade aims to influence the reader through arguments, as seen in political speeches, advertisements, and cover letters. Writing to entertain tells stories through narratives and poetry primarily for enjoyment rather than imparting a lesson. Examples are novels, poems, personal essays, and TV scripts.

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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

Three Reasons for Writing


1. To Inform (Expository)
2. To Persuade (Persuasive)
3. Entertain (Narrative or Poetry)
Writing to Inform
Often called expository writing.
Expository writing shows or explains facts.
Examples:
 Biography of Barack Obama
 News report about a shooting
 Note to a friend
 Essay about “killer bees”
Remember: Expository = Expose
Writing to Persuade
Attempts to influence the reader.
Usually makes an argument.
Examples:
 Political speeches
 Advertisements
 A cover letter for your resume
 An essay urging readers to recycle
Writing to Entertain’Narratives: stories.
Have a beginning, middle, and end
A story may have a lesson, but the author’s main purpose
is to entertain.
Examples of Writing to Entertain
 Harry Potter books
 Poems about love
 Narrative essay about the big game
 Script for a TV show

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