MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Persuade
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Inform
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Entertain
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When an author writes to entertain, they want to interest the reader. Entertaining texts can be happy, sad, or even spooky, but their primary purpose is to draw the reader into the story. Texts that are written to entertain include stories, poems, plays, and songs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inform. Some authors write to inform readers of facts and information. Examples of informational writing include textbooks, guidebooks, some journal articles, and some news articles.
Detailed explanation-3: -An author’s purpose in communicating could be to instruct, persuade, inform, entertain, educate, startle, excite, sadden, enlighten, punish, console, or many, many others. Like authors, audiences have varied purposes for reading, listening to, or otherwise appreciating pieces of communication.