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By: Claire HartfieldBy: Claire HartfieldGenre: Realistic FictionGenre: Realistic FictionSkill: Author’s PurposeSkill: Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose:Author’s Purpose:

Author’s PurposeAuthor’s Purpose

•The author’s purpose is the The author’s purpose is the reason an author has for reason an author has for writing.writing.

•An author usually writes to An author usually writes to inform, to persuade, to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express an entertain, or to express an opinion.opinion.

Say It!Say It!•flightsflights•stoopsstoops•pitcherpitcher•ruinedruined•fiercefierce•treasuretreasure•feastfeast•cardboardcardboard

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conductorconductorconversaticonversati

ononplatformplatform

fiercefiercestrongstrong

cardboardcardboardthick, stiff pieces of thick, stiff pieces of paperpaper

ruinedruinedspoiledspoiled

feastfeasthuge mealhuge meal

treasuretreasurevaluevalue

stoopsstoops front front stepssteps

pitcherpitcherbaseball baseball playerplayer

flightsflightssets of stairssets of stairs

They put their old toys in the cardboard box.

They put their old toys in the cardboard box.

The fierce tiger was locked in a cage at the zoo.

The fierce tiger was locked in a cage at the zoo.

I ruined my good shirt when I spilled paint on it.

I ruined my good shirt when I spilled paint on it.

Henry walked up three flights of stairs to get to his apartment.

Henry walked up three flights of stairs to get to his apartment .

The Indians and Pilgrims ate a huge feast at Thanksgiving.

The Indians and Pilgrims ate a huge feast at Thanksgiving.

The pirate hunted for the treasure using a map.

The pirate hunted for the treasure using a map.

My favorite My favorite baseball pitcher baseball pitcher plays for the plays for the Chicago Cubs.Chicago Cubs.

My favorite baseball My favorite baseball pitcher plays for the pitcher plays for the Chicago Cubs.Chicago Cubs.

My neighbor and I sat outside on My neighbor and I sat outside on the stoops in front of our the stoops in front of our apartment building.apartment building.

My neighbor and I My neighbor and I sat outside on the sat outside on the stoops in front of stoops in front of our apartment our apartment building.building.

Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

flights

stoops

cardboard

ruined

feast

pitcher

treasuretreasure

fiercefierce

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GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!