Authors Purpose and Perspective

The main purpose for fictional text is ______.

• to perform

• to entertain

• to compare

• to persuade

What is the Author's Purpose?

• Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

• The message an author is trying to communicate.

• Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.

• How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.

Which of the following are one of three general reasons an author writes?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Goof off

What is the Author's Perspective?

• Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

• The message an author is trying to communicate.

• Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.

• How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.

What is the Author's Audience?

• Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

• The message an author is trying to communicate.

• Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.

• How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.

When we're talking about the Author's Audience, we're usually talking about ...

• A specific, targeted group

• Everyone in the whole, wide world

• Anyone who decides to read what the author wrote

What is the Author's Craft?

• Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

• The message an author is trying to communicate.

• Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.

• How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.

The author's purpose of an instruction manual would be to...

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• express

The author's purpose of a television script would most like be to...

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• express

What tool does an author use to express their feelings about a given topic?

• rhythm

• word choice/vocabulary

• quotes

• microphone