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What does P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, and Describe
What is the author's purpose: The teacher looked down at Doug, challenging him to say more. The whole class was holding in laughter and staring, eager to see what'd happen next.
Entertain
What is the author's purpose: It's New! It's Refreshing! It's Slurpy Soda! This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this you will jump higher, run faster, and be smarter in school. Try one today!
Persuade
What is the author's purpose: At Grafton Middle School, conferences will be held on Tuesday afternoon and all day Thursday. Students will still have school on Tuesday and conferences will start at 4.
Inform
What is the author's purpose of a fantasy novel about a dragon?
Entertain
If the author's piece of writing talks about sight, sound, smell, hearing, taste what would be the author's purpose?
Describe
If the author has a fiction piece of writing that includes characters and a plot, what would the author's purpose be?
Entertain
If the author gave directions on how to ride a bike what would the author's purpose be?
Explain
If the author has a non fiction piece of writing with facts/ information what would be the author's purpose?
Inform
What would the author's purpose be on an article on why chocolate ice cream is better than vanilla ice cream?
Persuade
Author uses the senses to tell about a topic
Describe
The author writes something the reader will enjoy.
Entertain
Author writes steps the reader should follow.
Explain
Gives information about a topic
Inform
The author tries to convince the reader of something.
Persuade
If I were to write a passage about sweet, warm apple pie with cold vanilla ice cream the purpose of me writing that would be to do what?
Describe
An author writes an article on why everyone should vote. What would be the author's purpose?
To persuade
An author gives you step by step directions on how to make a fort what would be the author's purpose?
To explain
If an author wrote a magazine article that talks about how important it is to recycle and how they want you to recycle what is the author's purpose?
To persuade
If an author wrote a book about a talking dog what is the author's purpose?
To entertain
What is the author's purpose: If an author wrote a book with information about colonial times.
Inform
What does the two Es  in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
explain/ entertain
What does the D in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Describe
What does the I in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Inform
What does the P in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
persuade