This formative helps students identify the author's purpose in various types of writing, focusing on whether the text is aimed at entertaining, informing, or persuading.
An essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter.
An encyclopedia article about endangered animals.
A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans.
The Hunger Games books.
The instructions for the board game, Monopoly.
A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year.
A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches.
A poem about a chef who ruins every meal that he cooks.
A script for a TV show about a police officer who can read the minds of farm animals.
A teen’s letter written to the mayor of her city asking for a new park to be built to keep kids out of trouble.
A sticker on a frozen pizza with directions explaining how to cook the pizza.
A card from a classmate asking you to go to the dance because you will have fun.
Part 2: Directions: Choose the letter on the line next to the number.
This type of writing wants to give the reader facts. It shows or explains facts.
This type of writing wants the reader to believe what they believe. The writer is trying to convince the reader to take a side on an issue.
This type of writing is meant “for fun”. The author wants the reader to laugh, giggle, or have fun while reading.