Author's Purpose/Point of View/Central Point

A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary.

Based on the above text, what is the author's purpose?

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Share personal story

What is the author's purpose?

A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts

• Entertain

• Share a personal experience

• Inform

• Persuade

What is the author's purpose?

The story of a young woman who, after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her aging grandmother.

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Share a personal experience

What is the author's purpose?

A politician’s speech about how homes should be provided to families who cannot afford them.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Share a personal experience

What is the author's purpose?

A poem about a “packrat,” a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage.

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

• Share a personal experience

What is the definition of author's purpose?

• What an author is writing about

• Who an author is

• How the author feels about the topic

• Why an author is writing

"Some people are afraid of bees, but without these helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers and fruits. Bees come to the plant to drink the nectar, and pollen on the plant sticks to the bee's feet. Bees leave some of the pollen on the next plant that they land on. This helps to make new plants."

What is the author's viewpoint about bees?

• The author has a negative view of the bees.

• The author views bees as pests.

• The author views bees as helpful.

• The author feels neutral about bees.

What is the definition of author's point of view?

• What the author is writing about.

• How the author feels about the topic.

• Why the author is writing.

• Who an author is.

The author's attitude .....

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Tone

• Mood

What good readers do to help them understand as they read.

• Read slowly.

• Use prior knowledge.

• Use reading strategies.

• read aloud.