Authors Purpose

The author writes to make the reader laugh, cry, or experience some other emotion.

• entertain

• inform

• describe

• bias

The author writes to show or explain facts.

• inform

• entertain

• describe

• sensory words

The author writes to influence or convince the reader.

• persuade

• describe

• inform

• entertain

The author instructs or tells how to do something.

• entertain

• fiction/literary

• describe

• explain

How does understanding the author's purpose enhance a reader's comprehension of a text?

• It allows the reader to skip irrelevant parts of the text.

• It helps the reader focus on key details and themes.

• It makes the text shorter and easier to understand.

• It changes the original meaning of the text to make it more interesting.

In a persuasive essay about the importance of recycling, what is most likely the author's purpose?

• To entertain readers with stories about recycling.

• To provide a detailed history of recycling practices.

• To convince readers to recycle more.

• To describe different methods of recycling.

Which question would NOT help in identifying an author's purpose in a written piece?

• What emotions is the author trying to evoke?

• What facts or information does the author provide?

• What kind of characters are in the story?

• How does the author want the reader to think or act?

What is the primary purpose of an author writing a cookbook?

• To entertain the reader with humorous stories about food.

• To persuade people to eat only certain types of food.

• To inform the reader about different recipes and cooking techniques.

• To describe the author's personal experiences with cooking.

Pick the Best Answer: Caroline Bartlett Crane was born in 1858 in Hudson, Wisconsin. After working as a teacher, she became a journalist and an ordained minister. Crane was an activist who worked toward women’s voting rights in the United States. Her tireless efforts at improving sanitation in large cities—especially in the slums where the poorest residents lived—earned her the title “America’s Housekeeper.”

• Persuade

• Inform

• Explain

• Describe

“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”

• Explain

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform