Author's Purpose & Point of View

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason why an author is writing a text.

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Identify the author's purpose: A story about a young woman who returns home to help her grandmother after her grandfather's death.

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To entertain.

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Identify the author's purpose: A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes.

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To entertain.

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Identify the author's purpose: A story your younger sister wrote about making a wish and becoming a princess.

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To entertain.

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What does the author's point of view reveal?

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The author's beliefs, personal judgments, or attitudes toward a certain subject.

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What are the four main purposes of writing?

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To entertain, to inform, to persuade, and to prove a point.

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What is an example of writing that aims to inform?

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A textbook explaining a scientific concept.

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What is an example of writing that aims to persuade?

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An advertisement trying to convince you to buy a product.

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What is an example of writing that aims to entertain?

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A fictional story or a poem.

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What is the difference between author's purpose and point of view?

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Author's purpose is why the author is writing, while point of view is the author's perspective on the subject.