Author's Purpose

Poll

Why do you think the author wrote this book?

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

• to explain

Poll

Why do you think the author wrote this book?

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

• to explain

Poll

Why do you think the author wrote this book?

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

• to explain

Poll

What do you think the author purpose is of this sentence?

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

• to explain

Poll

What do you think the author purpose is of this sentence?

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

• to explain

Poll

What do you think the author purpose is after reading the title?

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

• to explain

​What do you notice about the three paragraphs circled?

These are details ENTERTAIN readers.

​What do you notice about the underlined sentence?

These are details INFORM readers about mummies.

​PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS UNDERLINED.

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose of the story?

• To inform readers about planning a trip to Hawaii.

• To entertain readers with a story about a voyage.

• To persuade readers about the danger of sailing.

• To entertain readers with a story about moving to a new place.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of this detail from the story:

They thought the voyage would be an adventure.

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to inform

• to explain

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of this detail from the story:

The Horn was the southern tip of South America.

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to inform

• to explain

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of this detail from the story:

The ship bobbed like a cork in the water.

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to inform

• to explain

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of this detail from the story:

The Atlantic and Pacific oceans met at the southern tip.

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to inform

• to explain

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of this detail from the story:

A giant wave was moving toward the ship.

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to inform

• to explain