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Imagine opening three different books: one is a bedtime tale about dragons, one is a science book about frogs, and one is a recipe for pancakes.
Even though they all use words, each writer has a special goal called a purpose.
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What happens when an author wants to take you on a magical adventure?
1. To Narrate
When an author writes to narrate, their goal is to tell an entertaining story with characters, a setting, and an adventure.
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Stories can be made-up fantasy or realistic, but they always lead you through an exciting journey from start to finish.
What if you want to write a postcard about your real trip to the beach yesterday?
2. To Recount
A recount retells real events that already happened in the order they occurred.
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Recounts often use time order words like first, next, and finally to guide you through what happened.