Analyze Author's Perspectives

Analyzing purpose, Point of View and Structure

Open Ended

Bell work: bExplain the difference between the author's point of view and the author's purpose.

Academic Vocabulary

In the next slide, you will revise the academic vocabulary for this lesson.

Multiple Choice

The question "What can be inferred from this paragraph" would require you to determine

• the meaning of a word in the text

• structure of the text

• purpose of the writer

• the writer's point of view

Multiple Choice

The phrase "supports the idea" in a question requires you to identify

• textual evidence to support an idea developed in the text

• the central idea of the text

• the writer's purpose

• the structure of the text

Multiple Choice

The following groups of verb phrases identify the writer's:

to inform

to challenge

to detail

to explain

• purpose for writing

• argument

• central idea

• point of view

Multiple Choice

The following verb phrases identify the __________________ of the text:

They explain

They describe

They offer advice

They inspire

• structure

• purpose

• main claim

• point of view

​Idea VS Claim

​Idea: An opinion or thought presented on a topic or issue. Not necessarily argumentative.

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​Claim: To win an argument, you first have to make a claim that is more than just an feeling or thought about a topic. You use critical thinking skills and argue your case using claims, reason, and evidence.

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Multiple Choice

In the blue highlighted section of the text, the writer states

• an idea

• a problem

• a solution

• a claim

​Structure

​Structure is the writer's strategy to organize the information presented in the text. Below are examples of text structure:

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​Problem and solution

​Description

​Anecdotes

​Cause and Effect

Open Ended

Identify the text structure the writer uses in the yellow highlighted section of the text. Is the yellow highlighted section more of a claim or an i

Go to Canvas

Download text "March on Washington by Josephine Baker"

Read the text and highlight for the following details: author's purpose, point of view, structure of the text