Author's Purpose Task Cards for teaching students to identify persuasive, informative, and entertaining writing styles.

Educational task cards titled "Author's Purpose" with four examples, each asking "What is the author's purpose for writing?" with options to choose from: Persuade, Inform, Entertain. A cartoon pencil character is in the bottom left corner. The image includes the text "32 TASK CARDS" at the bottom.

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- Card 1: Inform (I) - The text provides factual information about penguins and their adaptations for swimming.
- Card 2: Entertain (E) - The text describes a humorous, fictional soccer match scenario with a character kicking the ball and it flying back at her head, ending with the team laughing.
- Card 3: Persuade (P) - The text is an advertisement for SmartSoda, using persuasive language like “tastes so much better,” “try it Free for 90 days,” and “we guarantee you will love it!”
- Card 4: Entertain (E) - The text tells a funny, exaggerated story about a dog named Rex who hates baths and creates a chaotic scene, meant to amuse the reader.

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