Author's Purpose and Perspective

What is the author's perspective toward rogue employees?

• They are good for Florida businesses, according to the reports issued.

• They should be fired immediately and prosecuted for their crimes.

• They are worse than burglars and robbers when stealing from businesses.

• They should lose income from their employers since they are thieves.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Is this question asking you about Author's purpose or author's perspective?

Which statement BEST describes the author's attitude toward ...?

• Purpose

• Perspective

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Is this question asking you about Author's purpose or author's perspective?

In the author's opinion, what should be done to....?

• Perspective

• Purpose

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the Author's Audience?

• Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

• The message an author is trying to communicate.

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

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

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What the author's purpose in writing an article about the beauty of the pumpkin patch in the full autumn season with leaves, fall flowers, and other items of fall?

• Explain

• Describe

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Select 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 genre; what kind of text is this?

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

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

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following can help you identify an author's point of view? Select all that apply.

• recognizing the tone the author used

• forming a perspective

• understanding the author's purpose

• context clues

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Author's purpose or author's perspective?

In the author's opinion, what should be done to: ______________?

• Perspective

• Purpose

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Author's purpose or author's perspective?

Which statement BEST describes the author's attitude toward ____________?

• Purpose

• Perspective

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

_________________ can help determine the author's perspective.

• Tone

• Text features

• Word choice

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6