Author's Purpose and Point of View

What does the (P) in Author's Purpose stand for?

• Persevere

• Pull Pork

• Persuade

• Polite

What does the (E) in Author Purpose stand for?

• Excellent

• Empty

• Everyday

• Entertain

Convincing text (Author wants you to believe there point of view)

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What does Purpose Mean?

• The way the author writes

• The reason something is done

• the way the reader reads a story

• The weather report

Analyzing the author's point of view: What words or phrases in the text indicate the author's perspective on the issue?

• Words or phrases that have no relevance to the issue

• Words or phrases that express the author's opinion or attitude towards the issue.

• The author's perspective on a completely different topic

• The author's favorite color or food preferences

Distinguish between different author's purposes: Compare and contrast the author's purpose in a news article and a persuasive essay on the same topic.

• The author's purpose in a news article is to summarize and simplify, while the author's purpose in a persuasive essay is to present a balanced argument.

• The author's purpose in a news article is to entertain and amuse, while the author's purpose in a persuasive essay is to provide a neutral presentation of the topic.

• The author's purpose in a news article is to criticize and condemn, while the author's purpose in a persuasive essay is to confuse and mislead the reader.

• The author's purpose in a news article is to inform and report on the facts, while the author's purpose in a persuasive essay is to persuade and convince the reader to take a specific action or adopt a particular viewpoint.

Evaluate the impact of point of view on the text: How does the author's point of view influence the reader's understanding of the story?

• The author's point of view has no impact on the reader's understanding

• The author's point of view can influence the reader's understanding by shaping the narrative, emphasizing certain details, and presenting biased or subjective perspectives.

• The author's point of view only influences the characters in the story

• The author's point of view is always objective and unbiased

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

Answer explanation

Remember what dessert is used as an acronym for these three purposes?

An author's point of view is

• the author's attitude about the subject

• the author's inference

• the author's opinion about a subject

• the author's second-guess

Answer explanation

This strange sounding word that we rarely use is the base word for what our point of view is all about. Do you recognize the word?

If the author's purpose is meant to inform, you'll learn something from it. Select all that apply when informing.

• Facts

• Instruction

• Comedy

• Details

• Horror