Authors Purpose

The author writes to make the reader laugh, cry, or experience some other emotion.

The author writes to show or explain facts.

The author writes to influence or convince the reader.

The author instructs or tells how to do something.

How does understanding the author's purpose enhance a reader's comprehension of a text?

In a persuasive essay about the importance of recycling, what is most likely the author's purpose?

Which question would NOT help in identifying an author's purpose in a written piece?

What is the primary purpose of an author writing a cookbook?

Pick the Best Answer: Caroline Bartlett Crane was born in 1858 in Hudson, Wisconsin. After working as a teacher, she became a journalist and an ordained minister. Crane was an activist who worked toward women’s voting rights in the United States. Her tireless efforts at improving sanitation in large cities—especially in the slums where the poorest residents lived—earned her the title “America’s Housekeeper.”

“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”