Author's Point of View, Purpose and Perspective

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Dear Edith,  Pets should be allowed in restaurants. I brought my dog to dinner, and the waiter threw us out. He said that dogs were dirty, but my dog is cleaner than many people. I know! It's not fair - it's a ridiculous rule, and it should be changed.

• to persuade
• to inform
• to entertain
• to instruct

• to criticize

Open Ended

Define "author's purpose" in your own words.

Multiple Choice

 

Identify the Author's Purpose.

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• to persuade
• to inform
• to entertain
• to instruct

• to criticize

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

To get to the National Museum of Natural History in Manila, from EDSA, ride the MRT to Taft Avenue Station. Transfer to LRT 1. There's a footbridge connecting MRT Taft Station to LRT 1 EDSA Station. Board the train and alight at U.N. Avenue Station. The museum is just a few minutes walk from the station.

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to criticize

• to inform

• to instruct

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.

• to entertain

• to instruct

• to persuade

• to inform

• to criticize

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?" "That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies. After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?" "Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• to criticize

• to instruct

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters. 

• to entertain

• to inform

• to instruct

• to criticize

• to persuade

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less! This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836.

• to entertain

• to instruct

• to criticize

• to inform

• to persuade

Let's take a look at Sober by Demi Lovato!

Multiple Choice

Identify the Author's Purpose.

The staff was great. The receptionists were very helpful and answered all our questions. The room was clean and bright, and room service was always on time. Will be coming back!

• to inform

• to instruct

• to entertain

• to criticize

• to persuade

Sober Lyrics

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why

I do it every, every, every time

It's only when I'm lonely

Sometimes I just wanna cave and I don't wanna fight

I try and I try and I try and I try and I try

Just hold me, I'm lonely

Momma, I'm so sorry, I'm not sober anymore

And daddy, please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor

To the ones who never left me, we've been down this road before

I'm so sorry, I'm not sober anymore

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to instruct

• to criticize

Open Ended

Knowing what we do about why artists write their own songs, why do you think Demi wrote this song?

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to instruct

• to criticize

Open Ended

Now, let's put everything together. What, do you suppose, is Demi Lovato's purpose for writing this song? (Persuade, Inform, Entertain - in order to ______?)

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

making a compost pit

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to instruct

• to crticize

Remember, point of view isn't just who is telling the story, it can also mean

• the narrator's position in relation to a story being told.

To figure out an author's point of view, ask yourself:

• what kind of perspective do they have on the topic they're talking about?

• how do they view the story?

Open Ended

What kind of perspective does Demi Lovato have to write the song Sober? (ex. a woman's perspective, a perspective of someone in the spotlight, etc.)

​This week...

• You'll be starting a new unit on IDENTITY

• This will take us into our first novel

• Understanding author's purpose is a critical skill for piecing together the importance of the book we will read!

• Take your time with thi​s unit - if there are videos, you HAVE to watch them. :)