author's purpose
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Authors' purpose
Why did the author write what they did?
What was their reason for writing ?
• Entertain
• Instruct
• Persuade
• Describe
• to inform
• to perform a task
• to sell
• to inspire
• to correct a misunderstanding
• to show differing points of view
• to review a film
• to review a book
Let’s look closer at author’s purpose…
THE AUTHOR TELLS A STORY THAT DESCRIBES SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IN AN INTERESTING WAY!
The author will explain or teach something in the story
that the reader doesn’t know. The author provides
knowledge to the reader.
The author tries to change our opinion on a topic by appealing to our emotions.
Authors often describe to support other
purposes in writing. They use it to create
a character, set a mood or envision a scene.
• Did the author try to make me laugh? Entertain
Did the author want to tell me a story? Entertain
Did the author try to amuse me? Entertain
Did the author give me facts? Inform
Did the author try to teach me something? Inform
Did the author try to convince me? Persuade
Did the author want to change my opinion? Persuade
Will: • prepare your mind for the type of information in the reading
• make your reading easier to summarize
• make it easier for you to discriminate between the article's main idea and important details
A. To inform
A. Introduce readers to an extreme water sport
C. To entertain
A. Time ticks by slowly when you’re excited about something
A. To persuadeC. Do their best in school
C. To express emotion
A. anxious
C. To persuade
A. Smoking can cause cancer.