Author's Purpose

What is "author's purpose"?

• The main idea of the text

•  The reason an author writes about a particular topic

• Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

• The author's feelings towards the text

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Evidence is

• an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

• an opinion given by the author about a particular topic

• Specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

• A technique the author uses to persuade the reader

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

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The main idea of a text is

• a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.

• a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme

• a brief statement or account of the main points of something.

• The most important or central thought of a paragraph or text which tells the reader what the text is about

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An organizational pattern is

• the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details

• Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

• patterns and repetitions the author uses to create meaning in the text

• How the reader feels when reading a text

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2A

Why is it important to consider the audience of a text?

• So we can have a deeper understanding of the text and author's purpose.

• So we can understand the mood of the author.

• So we can tell when the author is using Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.

• S we can understand stuff more better.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1

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 What is a statement or premise supported by arguments?

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

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A thesis statement contains what two things?

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

Which is NOT an organizational pattern?

• order of events

  (sequence)

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• show and tell

A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many people believe that it is not necessary, or they say that they don’t have time for that, and begin their day with no meal. I believe that everyone should eat breakfast before going to their activities. The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of breakfast, especially for students

What is the author's purpose in writing this selection?

• To inform people about the health benefits of breakfast

• To persuade people to eat breakfast

• To convince people that breakfast is not important

• To describe different things people eat for breakfast

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

If you want to know your true age, don’t look at the calendar. The calendar tells you what your chronological age is, but this number may be far from accurate in defining who you are. All you know from your chronological age is how many times you’ve sat on the earth while the earth orbits around the sun. As an index of aging, chronological age is deeply flawed.

The purpose of this selection is to...

• Persuade people that age is just a number.

• Inform people that chronological age may not be the best way to determine how old someone is.

• Explain the importance of knowing how old you are.

• Convince people to stop celebrating birthdays.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6