Author's Purpose and Vocabulary

What is the author's point of view?

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

What is the author's purpose?

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

What is bias?

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

What does writing to inform try to do?

• Teach the reader something.

• Get the reader to support their position.

• Make the reader angry.

• Entertain and engage the reader.

What does writing to persuade try to do?

• Teach the reader something.

• Get the reader to support their position.

• Make the reader angry.

• Entertain and engage the reader.

What does writing to entertain try to do?

• Teach the reader something.

• Get the reader to support their position.

• Make the reader angry.

• Entertain and engage the reader.

All writing contains bias.

• True

• False

Which example is written to inform?

• A book about a young boy's adventures with time travel.

• A textbook paragraph written about what polar bears eat.

• An advertisement for a new pair of Nike shoes.

• A recipe for baking chocolate chip cookies.

Which example is written to entertain?

• A book about a young boy's adventures with time travel.

• A textbook paragraph written about what polar bears eat.

• An advertisement for a new pair of Nike shoes.

• A recipe for baking chocolate chip cookies

Which example is written to persuade?

• A book about a young boy's adventures with time travel.

• A textbook paragraph written about what polar bears eat.

• An advertisement for a new pair of Nike shoes.

• A recipe for baking chocolate chip cookies