Question

skill review directions: write your answers on the lines. 1. use these terms to identify the author’s purpose for writing each of the to inform to entertain to persuade ____ a. editorial in a national newspaper __ b. campaign ad for a person running for congress __ c. government brochure entitled “how to vote” __ d. political cartoon ____ e. short story in a magazine directions: using the photograph and the information in this lesson, a following questions.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each text type:

Part 1 (Identifying Author’s Purpose):

• A. Editorial in a national newspaper: Editorials often aim to persuade readers to agree with a viewpoint. So purpose = to persuade.
• B. Campaign ad for a candidate: Campaign ads persuade voters to support a candidate. So purpose = to persuade.
• C. Government brochure “How to Vote”: Brochures like this inform readers about voting procedures. So purpose = to inform.
• D. Political cartoon: Political cartoons often persuade (by critiquing/advocating) or entertain (through humor), but persuasion is more common. However, some cartoons also entertain. If forced to choose, to persuade (or to entertain if humor is primary).
• E. Short story in a magazine: Short stories are written to entertain readers. So purpose = to entertain.

Corrected Answers:

A. to persuade
B. to persuade
C. to inform
D. to persuade (or to entertain, depending on context)
E. to entertain

(Note: The original handwritten answers have errors. For example, “PerSuade” for A is misspelled, and B/C/D/E had incorrect labels. The above clarifies the correct purposes.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each text type:

Part 1 (Identifying Author’s Purpose):

• A. Editorial in a national newspaper: Editorials often aim to persuade readers to agree with a viewpoint. So purpose = to persuade.
• B. Campaign ad for a candidate: Campaign ads persuade voters to support a candidate. So purpose = to persuade.
• C. Government brochure “How to Vote”: Brochures like this inform readers about voting procedures. So purpose = to inform.
• D. Political cartoon: Political cartoons often persuade (by critiquing/advocating) or entertain (through humor), but persuasion is more common. However, some cartoons also entertain. If forced to choose, to persuade (or to entertain if humor is primary).
• E. Short story in a magazine: Short stories are written to entertain readers. So purpose = to entertain.

Corrected Answers:

A. to persuade
B. to persuade
C. to inform
D. to persuade (or to entertain, depending on context)
E. to entertain

(Note: The original handwritten answers have errors. For example, “PerSuade” for A is misspelled, and B/C/D/E had incorrect labels. The above clarifies the correct purposes.)