Author's Point of View and Purpose

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Persuade

,

(b) Inform

,

(c) Explain

• Describes a certain method or process.

• The author wants you to believe or support something.

• Tells the reader what the process will require to complete or create.

• The author includes facts & information that supoorts their opinion.

• There is no hidden goal.

• Teaches the reader about a topic.

• Contains facts & details.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6

Bias is when an author's writing...

• lacks a neutral viewpoint and clearly favors one idea, person, or argument over another.

• tells you which character from the story is the antagonist.

• is neutral and compares the good and bad about a certain topic.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6

The main reason an author writes a text.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6

Tha majority of the time an author writes a text to: ​ (a)  

• persuade, inform, & explain.

• play, interest, & enrich.

• pretend, interpret, & entertain.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6

What is the author's purpose if they gave you facts or tried to teach you something?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What is the author's purpose if they try to convince you of something or want to change your opinion?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What is the author's POV? Consider the tone of the passage.

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative