Author's Purpose and Point of View

What the author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• Point of View

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

The main reason an author writes a text.

• Point of View

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

True or False: Authors almost always have a reason for writing a text and an opinion about the topic at hand.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

The majority of the time an author writes a text to...

• Persuade, inform, and entertain

• Play, interest, and enrich

• Pretend, interpret, and entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

Which purpose is the following?

The author uses facts and details for you to learn something from the text.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which purpose is the following?

The author tells us a story that we will enjoy.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

Which purpose is the following?

The author wants you to believe or support their position.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

When determining the author's point of view, ask yourself the following question...

• What does the author think about the topic?

• Why did the author write this text?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

When determining the author's purpose, ask yourself the following question...

• What does the author think about the topic?

• Why did the author write this text?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

What is bias?

• When the author writes to explain something.

• When the author's writing clearly learns in a certain direction.

• When the author writes about both their opinion and the opposite of their opinion.

• When the author's point of view is negative.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6