Author's Purpose and POV Vocabulary

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.

All nonfiction text contains bias.

• True

• False

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 bias?

• 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.