Identify Author's Purpose

When is the author´s purpose to inform?

• When the author wants to give information or to teach something

• When the author wants to convince or make people do something

• When the author wants us to enjoy or feel something

• When the author has no purpose

The author includes lots of descriptive details to help me imagine what they are writing about. The author's purpose must be to...

• inform

• entertain

• convince

• persuade

What is the purpose of this text?

'Plastic is incredibly versatile and long-lasting, finding its way into every corner of our lives. But the very qualities that make plastic so useful also make it a huge problem. Cheap and disposable, plastic has been a symbol of our throwaway culture.

'As a result, vast quantities pollute our world. Much of it flows into the oceans, turning them into a plastic soup. A truckload of plastic enters the ocean every single minute and UK supermarkets produce 800,000 tonnes every year. With production increasing, that’s set to rise.'

The author has written about the parts of a story, like characters, setting, and conflict. The author's purpose must be to...

• persuade

• entertain

• convince

• inform

The author uses facts, like dates and places, numbers, or statistics, to give the reader information. The purpose must be to...

What are the three main purposes Author's use for writing?

The author uses facts, like dates and places, numbers, or statistics, to give the reader information. The purpose must be to...

• Inform

• Persuade

• convince

• entertain

Select a text that is meant to entertain

• Research Reports

• History books

• autobiography

• Plays

The author includes words like good, better and best or bad, worse and worst to give their opinion. The purpose must be to...

Persuasive pieces are usually non-fiction texts. State an example