Author's Purpose & Theme

Entertain means to ______________________.

• To make people laugh or enjoy something.

• To make people scared.

• To describe something using details.

What does explain mean?

• To describe something using details.

• To give you step by step instructions on how to do something.

• To make people scared.

In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to ___________.

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

Persuade means to ______________________.

• Make people learn something.

• Make people angry.

• Make people agree with you or convince them of something.

What does describe mean?

• Uses facts to give us information.

• Tries to get the reader to think or believe something.

• Use details and descriptions to paint a picture in our head.

What is author's purpose?

• Why the author likes to write.

• The reason why the author is writing.

• The purpose of the author's life.

What is theme?

• The characters in books, art, and movies.

• The message, moral, or lesson in books, art, or movies.

• Specific events that take place in a book.

True or False: The theme is the message we take away long after the book or movie is over.

• True

• False

What is the theme from the book, The Bad Seed?

• Good vs. Evil

• Perseverance & Courage

• You can change at any time. Change comes from within you.

True or False: The theme can be one word OR a statement.

• True

• False