Understanding Author's Purpose and Text Types

Julie Clark from Smart Edition Media explains how to identify an author's purpose, a key skill for the TEAS exam. The video introduces the PIE acronym: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, and provides strategies to determine the author's intent. Through examples, viewers learn to analyze passages and recognize different purposes, enhancing their reading comprehension skills.

What is the primary focus of the introduction section?

• To introduce the concept of persuasive writing

• To provide a detailed analysis of a passage

• To explain the importance of author's purpose in exams

• To discuss the characteristics of entertaining texts

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main purposes of writing?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• To distract

What is a key characteristic of persuasive texts?

• They are primarily for entertainment

• They contain fictional stories

• They aim to convince the reader of a viewpoint

• They provide factual information

Informational texts are primarily based on:

• Facts and logic

• Emotional appeals

• Fictional narratives

• Opinions and beliefs

Which type of text is designed to keep the reader engaged with a storyline?

• Persuasive

• Informational

• Descriptive

• Entertaining

What strategy is suggested for identifying the author's purpose?

• Asking why the author wrote the passage

• Ignoring the context

• Focusing only on the first sentence

• Reading only the conclusion

In the first example passage, what is the author's purpose in the first paragraph?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To distract

What does the second paragraph of the first example passage primarily do?

• Provides entertainment

• Informs the reader

• Persuades the reader

• Distracts the reader

What is the primary purpose of the second example passage?

• To distract

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

What acronym is suggested to remember the author's purpose?

• TIP

• PEN

• PIE

• PET