Author’s Purpose Types

The video tutorial explains the three main purposes of writing: to entertain, to inform, and to persuade. It describes how each purpose influences the content and style of writing, providing examples such as stories for entertainment, factual texts for information, and opinion pieces for persuasion. The tutorial also offers strategies for identifying an author's purpose, such as analyzing titles and content. Understanding the author's purpose can change how readers interpret a text.

In persuasive writing, what strategies do authors use to convince readers?

How can the title of a text help determine the author's purpose?