Authors Purpose

What is the main reason why authors write?

• To bake cookies

• To learn how to swim

• To become a professional athlete

• To express thoughts, ideas, stories, or messages.

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CCSS.RI.6.9

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CCSS.RL.6.6

When an author writes to inform, what is their purpose?

• To provide factual information, explain a topic, or educate the audience.

• To entertain the audience

• To create fictional stories

• To persuade the readers

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

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CCSS.RL.6.6

If an author writes to entertain, what are they trying to do?

• Engage and amuse the audience

• Inspire and motivate the audience

• Inform and educate the audience

• Confuse and bore the audience

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

When an author writes to persuade, what is their goal?

• To confuse the audience with complex language

• To provide a summary of the topic

• To convince the audience to agree with their viewpoint or take a specific action.

• To entertain the audience with jokes

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why do authors sometimes write to describe something?

• Authors write to describe something to confuse readers

• Authors write to describe something to create imagery, evoke emotions, set the scene, or provide necessary details.

• Authors write to describe something to show off their vocabulary

• Authors write to describe something to waste time

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the purpose of an author using descriptive language?

• To limit the reader's imagination and engagement with the text

• To create a vivid image in the reader's mind, evoke emotions, and enhance the overall reading experience.

• To provide factual information without any emotional impact

• To confuse the reader and make the text harder to understand

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How can you identify the author's purpose in a text?

• Ask a friend to guess the author's purpose

• Look for the author's favorite color in the text

• Count the number of characters in the text

• Analyze the tone, language, and overall message of the text to determine if the author's purpose is to persuade, inform, entertain, or express their opinion.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why is it important to understand the author's purpose when reading?

• To memorize the text word for word

• To learn about the author's personal life

• It is important to understand the author's purpose when reading to comprehend the context, tone, and underlying message of the text.

• To impress others with literary analysis skills

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What are some common types of author's purpose in writing?

• to describe

• to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to express feelings or emotions

• to confuse

• to rhyme

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Can an author have more than one purpose for writing a text?

• No

• Rarely

• Sometimes

• Yes

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

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CCSS.RL.6.6