Identifying Author's Purpose

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To instruct the reader

• To convince the reader to agree with the author's ideas or opinions

What type of writing often uses a list of steps?

• Persuasive writing

• Instructional writing

• Expressive writing

• Entertaining writing

What does identifying an author's purpose help the reader to avoid?

• Misunderstandings

• Reading the whole text

• Overanalyzing the text

• Learning from the text

What is the author trying to do if he/she writes a text about how to save a life?

• Persuade the reader to identify author's purpose

• Inform the reader about author's purpose

• Entertain the reader

• Instruct the readers

When an author writes about their thoughts and feelings, what is their purpose?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To instruct the reader

• To express themselves

Why is it important to consider the audience when identifying an author's purpose?

• The audience can change the purpose of the text

• The author doesn't know their audience

• The audience doesn't matter in identifying the purpose

• The audience is the only factor in identifying the purpose

What can examining the structure of the text tell you about the author's purpose?

• How the author felt when writing the text

• What the author was trying to accomplish

• The audience for the text

• Whether the author was successful

Why is trust in your instincts important for identifying an author's purpose?

• Because you should always trust your gut feeling

• Because there is no straightforward way to identify purpose

• Because your feelings don't matter

• Because the author wants you to

Why is trust in your instincts important for identifying an author's purpose?

• Because you should always trust your gut feeling

• Because there is not a straightforward way to identify purpose

• Because your feelings don't matter

• Because the author wants you to

Why are persuasive words important to identifying an author's purpose?

• They often reveal the author's opinions

• They are fun to read

• They are not important in identifying the purpose

• They are hard to understand