Authors Purpose and Perspective

Author's purpose is the reason or reasons an author has for writing a ______________.

• comic

• novel

• short story

• all of the above

Authors may have more than one purpose for

• jumping

• writing

• smiling

• wondering

If readers changed the way they thought about a topic or issue, one of the author's purposes may have been to:

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

• infer

What are the three most common reasons an author writes?

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

• all of the above

If you don't like being greeted by a furry bundle of love after a hard day, don't get a dog. If you hate when your best friend gives you a stuffed toy when you are sad, don't get a dog. If you don't like to smile a lot, definitely don't get a dog. Which words best describe the author's attitude toward dogs? (Authors perspective)

• humorous and lighthearted

• negative and cranky

• neutral and objetive

• regretful and sarcastic.

Find TWO ways to determine the author's purpose.

• Ask yourself: What is the author’s point of view? How do they FEEL about what they wrote?

• Ask yourself: What is the main idea?

• Write Mrs. Patterson a poem about her great beauty.

• Who is the intended audience? Who is the author writing for?

The way the author views a topic

• purpose

• assumption

• persuade

• perspective 

Find two ways to determine the author's purpose.

• Ask yourself: What is the author’s point of view? How do they FEEL about what they wrote?

• Explain the meaning of an advertisement.

• Write a poem about the beauty of flowers.

• Who is the intended audience? Who is the author writing for?

Which of the following best describes an author's perspective?

• The author's reason for writing

• The main idea of message conveyed by the author

• The author's attitude toward the subject

• The techniques and style used by the author

The discovery of a wild coyote in late 1997 in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle should come as a wake-up call. The United States has a serious coyote problem! From their traditional enclaves in the western desert, these opportunistic canines have now invaded the entire continental United States. They have taken over parks, farms, vacant lots, and now perhaps the downtown areas of major cities. Homeowners report losing cats and dogs to the beasts, and young children are under attack. Enough is enough. Since humans are the only natural enemy of coyotes, we demand that state and federal agencies institute coyote trapping programs. That is the only way to decrease the number of coyotes to a manageable level.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE?

• The author loves coyotes and thinks everyone should adopt one.

• The author feels coyotes are dangerous

• The author feels that humans are the problem

• The author is neutral