A guide to identifying the Author's Purpose in literary texts. Think of Author's Purpose as the author's reason for or intent in writing a text. It can be represented using the acronym PIE: P- Persuade I-Inform E-Entertain Alex Noudelman

1. Author's Purpose

2. Author's usually will write something for
3 reasons.
● Persuade
● Inform
● Entertain
An Author Will Also write to express their
feelings.

3. Persuade
Authors will write to try to persuade or
convince readers to believe in something.

4. Inform
Authors who write to inform or teach about a
subject. This type of writing is usually found in non-
fiction books.
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5. Entertain
Also authors will choose to write for
entertainment. Usually found in fiction.