Analyzing Point of View and Purpose

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What is a common purpose for writing?

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Persuading, Informing, Entertaining, All of the above.

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What point of view uses the word 'your'?

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2nd person POV.

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What is point of view?

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The perspective from which a text is written.

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Which sentence is written in first person point of view? 'My name is Katniss Everdeen. I live in District 12 and I'm 17 years old.'

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This sentence is written in first person point of view.

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What is an example of a text that might be written to persuade readers?

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An advertisement.

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What is the 1st person point of view?

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A narrative perspective where the author uses 'I' or 'we'.

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What is the 3rd person point of view?

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A narrative perspective where the author uses 'he', 'she', 'they', or 'it'.

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What does it mean to analyze an author's purpose?

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To examine why the author wrote the text and what they hope to achieve.

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What is the difference between informing and persuading?

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Informing aims to provide facts, while persuading aims to convince the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint.

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What is an example of a text that informs?

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A news article.