In a few words, what is the authors purpose?
Authors use different techniques to inform, persuade, or entertain their audience. When reading, ask yourself what the author's purpose is for writing the text. Recognizing the author's purpose can help you understand the text better.
Authors Purpose
Persuade: To convince someone to think or act in a certain way. This can be done through the use of facts, emotions, logic, and stories. Inform: To explain a concept or idea in a way that is easily understood. This can be done through the use of facts, research, and examples. Entertain: To make someone enjoy themselves. This can be done through the use of humor, stories, and interesting facts.
Concepts:
Work together in pairs: What is the purpose of an author when they write a fiction book or story?
Brain break: Great job with that cat on a skateboard! Now, draw a smiley sun with sunglasses and flip flops sitting in a beach chair. Don't forget to add a refreshing glass of lemonade!
What is the author's purpose in writing a persuasive text?
- To convince or persuade readers to take a particular action or adopt a specific viewpoint
- To describe, explain, or inform readers about a topic
- To entertain readers with an interesting story
What is the author's purpose in writing an informative text?
- To describe, explain, or inform readers about a topic
- To entertain readers with an interesting story
- To persuade or convince readers to take a particular action or adopt a specific viewpoint
What is the author's purpose in writing an entertaining text?
- To entertain readers with an interesting story
- To describe, explain, or inform readers about a topic
- To persuade or convince readers to take a particular action or adopt a specific viewpoint
What is the author's purpose in writing poetry?
- Depends on the type of poem and poet but can include expressing emotions and feelings through language
- Informing readerabout new idea
- Persuading reader
Which type of text would most likely be used to teach someone how to do something?
- An informative text
- A persuasive text
- An entertaining tex t