Author's Purpose and Perspective

What is the author's purpose?

• Infrorm

• Persuade

• Entertain

How the author feels about something...

• Perspective

• Tone

• Class

Usually how many purposes does a text have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The author writes to evoke an emotion out of the readers

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes

• the way the author sees and interprets the world

• author's sense of humor

• author's way of life. 

How can readers determine the author's perspective?

• Look at the LANGUAGE the author uses. Is there any extreme language or are there extreme thoughts?

• Look for bias: Does the author take a side?

• Use process of elimination

• Look at the author’s purpose. WHY did the author write the text?

What is the Author's Perspective?

• Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

• The way an author looks at a topic or idea..

• Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.

• How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.

Author's perspective refers to the unique combination of...

• ideas, values and beliefs

• tone, diction, and voice

• tone, purpose, and syntax

• voice, style, and imagery

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

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• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade