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Authors' purpose

Why did the author write what they did?

What was their reason for writing ?

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• Entertain

• Instruct

• Persuade

• Describe

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• 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

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Let’s look closer at author’s purpose…

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THE AUTHOR TELLS A STORY THAT DESCRIBES SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IN AN INTERESTING WAY!

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The author will explain or teach something in the story

that the reader doesn’t know. The author provides

knowledge to the reader.

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The author tries to change our opinion on a topic by appealing to our emotions.

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Authors often describe to support other

purposes in writing. They use it to create

a character, set a mood or envision a scene.

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• 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

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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

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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

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A. To inform

A. Introduce readers to an extreme water sport

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C. To entertain

A. Time ticks by slowly when you’re excited about something

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A. To persuadeC. Do their best in school

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C. To express emotion

A. anxious

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C. To persuade

A. Smoking can cause cancer.