Author's Purpose
Sheep and Grog Explain
Author's purpose is simply the reason why the author wrote
the story/book/article/blog post, etc. Four of the most common
reasons for writing are:
1. to persuade, text type persuasive
2. to inform, text type expository
3. to entertain, text type narrative
4. to teach a moral or lesson, text type fables
Other reasons would be:
5. to show {effects, similarities & differences}
6. to explain {how to do something}
7. to give an account {as in biographies}
8. to share {an experience}
9. to encourage {giving support}