Author's Purpose and Perspective Review

Author's Purpose and Perspective Review

​8.RN.3.3 Determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

​Author's Perspective

​How the author views the topic

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I wonder who made gym class mandatory?  He was a great guy!  It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs.  In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students.  I wish there was gym class more often! 

What’s the author's perspective about gym class?

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Many people don’t like bees.  However, without these helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits.  When bees drink nectar from flowers, they carry away pollen.  Bees leave the pollen on the next plant they visit.  This helps create necessary new plants.  

What is the author’s perspective about bees?

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

The average school day for kindergarteners is getting longer, and it's paying off in improved reading skills. This improvement will continue from elementary school to HS. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults.

What is the author’s perspective about full day kindergarten?

• In favor of full day Kindergarten

• Against full day kindergarten

Multiple Choice

Many cities have aquariums that have adopted orphaned dolphins found in the ocean.  Many of these dolphins were wounded and would not have  survived alone.  Because of the kindness of humans, these animals  are alive today.  

What is the author’s perspective on people’s relationship with dolphins?

• People harm dolphins

• People help dolphins

​Author's Purpose

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​Why did the author write this text?

​Persuade? Inform? Entertain?

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Determine an author’s purpose

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Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you

• Make people think the opposite thing

• Make people angry

• Make people fall in love

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Entertain means...

• To make people enjoy something

• Make people agree with you

• Help explain a topic to someone

• to tell you how to do something

Multiple Choice

What is the authors purpose?

An article trying to convince the reader that the iPhone is the greatest electronic device ever made

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Multiple Choice

What is the authors purpose?

A book that you read in your free time that tells the story of a dog

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of World War One

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

​Do you and your friends agree on everything?

Of course not! there can be as many points of view-what a person thinks or believes about a topic- as there are people in a discussion! And convincing your friends to agree with your point of view can be hard.

​analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

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​When giving opinions or presenting arguments, authors also try to convince readers to agree with their points of view. To strengthen their positions, authors sometimes point out a viewpoint or piece of evidence that disagrees, or conflicts with, their own.

Multiple Choice

Why do authors present opinions or arguments?

• To strengthen their position

• To give the reader options

• Because the author isn't sure about his or her position

Multiple Choice

Many people fail to recognize graffiti as a viable art form. Instead of being considered a meaningful expression, graffiti is seen as vandalism. This is an unfair label to give, since graffiti requires the same creativity and hard work as other forms of street art.

Which viewpoint opposes the underlined?

• Graffiti is a criminal activity.

• Graffiti is vandalism.

• Graffiti is only found in cities.

• Graffiti artists are all talented.

Multiple Choice

Which statement below might this author agree with?

• Graffiti doesn't help raise awareness for important causes.

• Graffiti artists should be limited to appropriate paintings.

• Taxing graffiti artists can help cities raise a lot of revenue.

• Graffiti offers something that other forms of street art can’t. Because of the lack of control or direction from outside influences, it conveys a raw, uncensored message.

Multiple Choice

Banksy, an anonymous graffiti artist based in England, comments on controversial social issues in his work, like violence and homelessness. He’s able to communicate his thoughts to the public without anyone’s approval. This is what makes graffiti an incomparably powerful kind of art.

What is the author's viewpoint on Banksy?

• He uses graffiti to highlight important issues in society.

• He's overrated.

• He uses graffiti to portray secret messages.

• He abuses graffiti and gives it a bad reputation.

Multiple Select

Which 2 sentences are conflicting viewpoints?

Just like anything else that’s created by humans, graffiti can be used negatively. And even when it’s not the artist’s intention to cause a disruption, there will always be people who disapprove. Does that mean we should censor art? No, for imagination is what makes graffiti unique.

• Just like anything else that’s created by humans, graffiti can be used negatively.

• Does that mean we should censor art?

• And even when it’s not the artist’s intention to cause a disruption, there will always be people who disapprove.

• No, for imagination is what makes graffiti unique.

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Multiple Choice

Why do you think the author wrote this text?

• To inspire people to create graffiti.

• To provide a different point of view about graffiti as an art form.

• To defend Banksy.

• To denounce graffiti as vandalism.