Authors Point of View and Purpose

Author's Purpose: What are the three reasons authors write?

• To Persuade, Inform, and Entertain

• To Preach, Identify, and Entertain

• To Perform, Ignore, and Enjoy

I went to the store to buy a present for my mother. This sentence is written in..

• 2nd person POV

• 1st person POV

• 3rd person POV

Jordan and Mackenzie went to the park. This is written in..

• 2nd person POV

• 1st person POV

• 3rd person POV

I can't wait until winter break! This is what POV?

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 1st person

What does it mean when the author is expressing his or her main feeling, believes or opinions about a topic?

• This is the author's point of view.

• This is the author's purpose for writing the article, passage or story.

• The author is always positive about the topic he or she is writing about.

Find TWO ways to determine the author's purpose.

• Ask yourself: What is the author’s point of view? How do they FEEL about what they wrote?

• Ask yourself: What is the main idea?

• Write Mrs. Patterson a poem about her great beauty.

• Who is the intended audience? Who is the author writing for?

What is the author's purpose in writing an entertaining story?

• To educate the readers

• To inform the readers

• To persuade the readers

• To entertain the readers

Find two ways to determine the author's purpose.

• Ask yourself: What is the author’s point of view? How do they FEEL about what they wrote?

• Explain the meaning of an advertisement.

• Write a poem about the beauty of flowers.

• Who is the intended audience? Who is the author writing for?

What is the authors purpose?

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

The way the author views a topic

• purpose

• assumption

• persuade

• perspective