Ade Authors Purpose

What is an author?

• Who wrote the text

• Mrs. Mills

What is purpose?

• The reason why

• How to do something

What is author's purpose?

• Who wrote the text

• Why the author wrote the text

What are the 3 author's purposes?

• Answer

• Main Idea

• Describe

• Explain

If the author's purpose is to answer...

• The author answers a question

• The author describes an object or event

If the author's purpose is to describe...

• The author explains why something happens

• The author gives lots of details to describe an object or event

If the author's purpose is to explain...

• The author explains how something works or why something happens

• The author describes an animal

What is the author's purpose of this text?

• Answer

• Describe

• Explain

What's the author's purpose of this text?

• Answer

• Describe

• Explain

What is the author's purpose of this text?

• Answer

• Describe

• Explain