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Stowed away<br />

Critical response<br />

Author’s purpose<br />

Date:<br />

Name:<br />

Authors write books for many different reasons. Many books are written to inform the reader about certain<br />

facts, events or people. Some books are written to persuade the reader to think, feel or act in a certain<br />

way. Many are written to entertain the reader. Often books are written for more than one purpose.<br />

Think about the book Stowed away. Identify the author’s purpose for writing the book.<br />

1. 2.<br />

3.<br />

To inform—What features or chapters in the<br />

book make it informative?<br />

To entertain—What features or chapters in the book make it entertaining?<br />

To persuade—What features or chapters in<br />

the book make it persuasive?<br />

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