Author's Purpose and Point of View

What is the author's point of view (select two)?

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

What is the author's purpose?

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

What is informational text?

• Text that the author writes in order to teach the reader something.

• Text that the author writes in order to get the reader to support their position.

• Text that the author writes in order to provide the reader with step-by-step method or process.

• Text the author writes in order to entertain and engage the reader.

What is persuasive text?

• Text that the author writes in order to teach the reader something.

• Text that the author writes in order to get the reader to support their position.

• Text that the author writes in order to provide the reader with step-by-step method or process.

• Text the author writes in order to entertain and engage the reader.

What is Explanatory text?

• Text that the author writes in order to teach the reader something.

• Text that the author writes in order to get the reader to support their position.

• Text that the author writes in order to provide the reader with step-by-step method or process.

• Text the author writes in order to entertain and engage the reader.

Did you know that running the water while brushing your teeth wastes one and a half gallons every minute? If you brush for the dentist-recommended four minutes, this ends up being a full six gallons. Saving water in our community is essential. There are many things that the average person can do to help. The next time you brush, help Mother Nature by turning off the water. Every little bit helps.

Which of these sentences best shows the author's main purpose?

• "Every little bit helps."

• "The next time you brush, help out Mother Nature by turning off the water."

• "If you brush for the dentist-recommended four minutes, this ends up being a full six gallons."

• "There are many things that the average person can do to help."

Nothing is more effective in putting a stop to neighborhood crime than the neighborhood watch. All you have to do is pay attention. If you are looking out your front window and you see something suspicious, like a person crawling through a neighbor's window, call the police. If each house on the block participates, over 100 eyes would be watching the block at all times, much better than any police department can do. So, pay attention, and together, we can put a stop to neighborhood crime.

Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in writing this paragraph?

• to inform the reader about the problem of crime

• to entertain with a story about a neighborhood crime

• to persuade the reader to help watch for crime

• to describe the benefits of a neighborhood watch

"Recess is a great thing to have at school! It gives students a break where they can move around. They are able to eat a snack and breathe fresh air. Maybe a longer recess should be considered!"

The author's view point about recess is that...

• recess is good for children

• recess is boring

• we should not have recess

• recess is a bad idea

What is this author's point of view... Are the world's oceans polluted (contaminated)? This is a question many experts have asked. There are signs of pollution in our oceans, such as a large floating body (mass) of plastic and garbage in the Pacific Ocean. There have also been oil (petroleum) spills around the world that have caused harm. However, I don't feel like these issues (problems) have hurt the oceans to the point of worry. Animals and fish are still surviving, and when I go to the beach I don't find myself swimming in plastic.

• the world's oceans are only half-way polluted

• the ocean's creatures are dying because of pollution

• the oceans are just fine, Pollution is not a big problem yet.

• the oceans need to be saved immediately

______________ is the way of looking at something that may be shaped by things like a person's age, job, religion or political views.

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Perspective

• Bias