Author's Purpose & POV

What is the author's purpose?

• The feelings the author expresses about a topic

• The reason the author writes a text

• The type of book the author writes

• The author’s personal opinions

What does "author's point of view" refer to?

• The author's background information

• The author's opinions, feelings, or beliefs about a topic

• The length of the text

• The format of the text

Which purpose is meant to provide information or facts about a topic?

• To Persuade

• To entertain

• To inform or explain

• To Express Thoughts and Feelings

Which purpose is meant to convince the reader to agree with the author's opinion?

• To inform or explain

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Express Thoughts and Feelings

Which type of text is meant to amuse or provide enjoyment?

• Informational Text

• Persuasive Text

• Entertaining Text

• Text that Expresses Thoughts and Feelings

Opinion Essay or an Editorial

• To inform

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Express Thoughts and Feelings

Informative Article or Article

• To Inform

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Express thoughts and feelings

Short Story

• To Inform

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Express Thoughts and Feelings

A Poem about a Personal Experience

• To Inform

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Express Thoughts and Feelings

Match the title to the author's purpose:

Title: "How to Plant a Garden"

• To Inform

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Express Thoughts and Feelings