The document discusses writing purpose and different types of purposes authors may have. It notes that Brenda Jackson was the first African American female romance writer to become a bestselling author. It then lists different writing genres and purposes such as to inform, narrate a story, argue a position, or summarize. The document separates purposes into informative and persuasive categories and provides examples for each. It also distinguishes between more passive and active purposes for writing.

1. Paragraphs and Purpose
Brenda Jackson is the 1st African American female
romance writer to become a USA Today and New York
Times bestselling novelist.

2. What do YOU like to read

3. What do YOU like to write?
*Poetry *Diary *Blog *E-mail
*Novel *Texts *Recipe *Advice

4. Readers and Writers:
What is your purpose?

5. Authors write for a variety of purposes.
As readers, it is our job to understand the author’s purpose.
When you write, you should have a purpose. Sometimes your purpose will be
to:
 inform your reader
 define something
 narrate a story
 share or teach a process
 illustrate a point
 show a cause and effect relationship
 compare and contrast more than one thing
 argue a position,
 summarize
Depending on the purpose of your writing, you will use different strategies
and techniques to get your point across.

6. Write with Purpose
Informative
• to inform
• to describe
• to define
• to review
• to notify
• to instruct
• to advise
• to announce
• to explain
• to demonstrate
• to illustrate
Persuasive
• to persuade
• to convince
• to influence
• to argue
• to recommend
• to change
• to advocate
• to urge
• to defend
• to justify
• to support
(Johnson-Sheehan & Paine 17 https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/06/)

7. What is Your Purpose?
More Passive Purposes
• to receive notice
• to feel reassured
• to feel a sense of unity
• to be entertained
• to receive instruction
• to enjoy
• to hear advice
• to be inspired
• to review
• to understand
• to learn
More Active Purposes
• to examine
• to quantify
• to assess
• to make informed decisions
• to interpret
• to evaluate
• to judge
• to resist change
• to criticize
• to ridicule
• to disprove
(Johnson-Sheehan & Paine 17 https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/06/)