Purpose Explainations:
Express and Reflect
The writer……expresses or reflects on his or her own life and experiences.…often looks backward in order to look forward.
Inform and Explain
The writer……states a main point and purpose.…tries to present the information in a surprising way.
Evaluate and Judge
The writer……focuses on the worth of a person, object, idea, or other phenomenon.…usually specifies the criteria to the object being seen as “good” or “bad.”
Inquire and Explore
The writer……wrestles with a question or problem…hooks with the problem and lets the reader watch them wrestle with it.
Analyze and Interpret
The writer……seeks to analyze and interpret phenomena that are difficult to understand or explain.
Take a Stand/Propose a Solution
The writer……seeks to persuade audiences to accept a particular position on a controversial issue.…describes the problem, proposes a solution, and provides justification.
Real-World Writing Purposes:
Gallagher, Kelly. Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling & Mentor Texts. Portland: Stenhouse Publishers, 2011. Print. 239.
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ne T
opic
:
Gal
lagh
er, K
elly
. Writ
e Li
ke T
his:
Tea
chin
g Re
al-W
orld
W
riting
Thr
ough
Mod
elin
g &
Men
tor T
exts
. Por
tland
: St
enho
use
Publ
ishe
rs, 2
011.
Prin
t. 24
0.
•W
hat i
s m
y fa
vorit
e bo
ok?
•W
hat s
tops
peo
ple
from
read
ing?
•I w
ould
writ
e ab
out m
y ow
n re
adin
g ex
perie
nces
.
•Ex
plai
n ea
ch g
enre
•H
ow to
focu
s w
hen
read
ing
•W
hat a
re th
e be
st re
adin
g te
chni
ques
?
•W
hat i
s yo
ur fa
vorit
e ty
pe o
f boo
k (ie
, nov
el,
grap
hic
nove
l, et
c.)?
•W
hat i
s yo
ur fa
vorit
e ge
nre?
•Co
nvin
ce s
omeo
ne h
ow to
be
ente
rtai
ned
by
read
ing.
•H
ow c
ould
read
ing
be fu
n?
•H
ow c
an w
e fin
d a
genr
e th
at w
e, th
e re
ader
, ca
n re
late
to?
•H
ow c
ould
we
impr
ove
read
ing
com
preh
ensi
on s
kills
?
•W
hy s
houl
d w
e re
ad n
ovel
s fo
r cla
ss?
•W
hy d
o I n
eed
to re
ad p
oetr
y?•
Why
are
ther
e so
man
y bi
g w
ords
in a
stor
y?
•W
e ne
ed to
hav
e in
tere
sting
lite
ratu
re.
•W
e ne
ed to
hav
e au
diob
ooks
for s
torie
s th
at w
e re
ad in
sch
ool.
•W
e ne
ed g
raph
ic n
ovel
s (c
lass
ic n
ovel
s th
at lo
ok
like
com
ic b
ooks
) to
mak
e re
adin
g m
ore
fun.
Read
ing
Lite
rary
Ess
ay
Expo
sito
ry E
ssay
Pers
uasi
ve E
ssay
Wre
stle
with
a p
robl
em
“Why
?” E
xpos
itory
Res
earc
h
Pers
uasi
ve R
esea
rch
Essa
y
=O
ne T
opic
:
Gal
lagh
er, K
elly
. Writ
e Li
ke T
his:
Tea
chin
g Re
al-W
orld
W
riting
Thr
ough
Mod
elin
g &
Men
tor T
exts
. Por
tland
: St
enho
use
Publ
ishe
rs, 2
011.
Prin
t. 24
0.
Cake
D
ecor
ating
•Ca
ke d
ecor
ating
is fu
n an
d re
laxi
ng.
•I h
ave
been
a c
ake
deco
rato
r sin
ce I
was
16
year
s ol
d.•
Mos
t int
eres
ting
expe
rienc
e de
cora
ting
a ca
ke w
as w
hen
the
icin
g ke
pt m
eltin
g.
•H
ow is
the
best
way
to ic
e a
cake
?•
Wha
t are
the
thre
e co
nsist
enci
es?
•H
ow to
dra
w w
ith ic
ing?
•Ca
ke d
ecor
ating
, as
a ho
bby,
is g
ood
to h
ave
durin
g sp
ecia
l eve
nts.
•Ro
yal i
cing
mak
es th
e be
st fl
ower
s.•
The
best
icin
g on
a c
ake
is _
____
bec
ause
….
•W
hat t
o do
if y
our c
ake
falls
.•
Wha
t do
you
do if
you
cho
se th
e w
rong
type
of
icin
g?•
How
to g
et th
e pe
rfec
t ici
ng re
cipe
.
•W
hy d
o ca
kes
cost
so
muc
h?•
Why
is c
ake
often
use
d fo
r spe
cial
occ
asio
ns?
•W
hy d
o ca
ke d
ecor
ator
s st
rive
for p
erfe
ction
?
•Lo
wer
pric
es a
re n
eede
d fo
r ici
ng a
nd c
ake
supp
lies.
•Ca
ke d
ecor
ating
sho
uld
be a
cla
ss.
•Ca
ke d
ecor
ator
s sh
ould
mak
e m
ore
mon
ey.
Lite
rary
Ess
ay
Expo
sito
ry E
ssay
Pers
uasi
ve E
ssay
Wre
stle
with
a p
robl
em
“Why
?” E
xpos
itory
Res
earc
h
Pers
uasi
ve R
esea
rch
Essa
y
=O
ne T
opic
:
Gal
lagh
er, K
elly
. Writ
e Li
ke T
his:
Tea
chin
g Re
al-W
orld
W
riting
Thr
ough
Mod
elin
g &
Men
tor T
exts
. Por
tland
: St
enho
use
Publ
ishe
rs, 2
011.
Prin
t. 24
0.
Lite
rary
Ess
ay
Expo
sito
ry E
ssay
Pers
uasi
ve E
ssay
Wre
stle
with
a p
robl
em
“Why
?” E
xpos
itory
Res
earc
h
Pers
uasi
ve R
esea
rch
Essa
y
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