Source: Kaplan GED Test Prep 2022–2023 by Caren Van Slyke Authority Tier: Commercial Preparation (
TIER_3_COMMERCIAL) | License: Restricted Reference (RESTRICTED) Coverage: Chapter 2: Analyzing Nonfiction and Informational Text (Pages 193–215) Curriculum Standard: High School Equivalency Preparation
Kaplan Reference: Chapter 2: Analyzing Nonfiction and Informational Text
Lesson 1: Purpose of Text
(Page 193)
CHAPTER 2 Analyzing Nonfiction and Informational Text Lesson 1: Purpose of Text Key Ideas Writers have different reasons, or purposes, for writing. The main purposes for writing are to narrate a story, to inform, to persuade, and to entertain. When you read GED ®
Reasoning through Language Arts passages, it is important that you comprehend not only what the author is writing about but also the purpose —the reason why he or she is writing this passage. Authors of nonfiction passages have one or more of the following purposes: Narrate —Narrative passages typically recount events chronologically, that is, in the order in which they happened. Examples include a person’s life story and hour-by-hour developments in a news story. Inform —The author seeks to present facts and data to explain a subject,