Grade 5
Medium
• Reading Comprehension
Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Analyze different passages and determine whether the author's primary purpose is to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain (PIE).
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Comprehensive Lesson Guide: Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain
The P.I.E. Method:
- Persuade: Convince the reader to believe or do something (ads, speeches, editorials).
- Inform: Teach facts and explanations (encyclopedias, textbooks, recipes).
- Entertain: Tell an engaging, funny, or dramatic story (fiction, poems, comics).
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