the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

the author wants to give you information

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

advertisements, persuasive letters, opinions, campaign speeches are all examples of: 

textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to:

In a textbook, the author's purpose is to:

In an expository essay, the author's purpose is to:

In a newspaper articles, the author's purpose is to:

A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna

In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:

In a novel, the author's purpose is to:

Biographies and autobiographies were written to:

A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year is meant to: