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Author s Purpose and Perspective

Author's Purpose. An author's purpose is what the writer hopes to achieve by crafting a particular work.A writer's purpose could be any of the following:To inform or explainTo express thoughts or feelingsTo persuadeTo entertain. Author's Purpose. Look at the author's tone, important details, an

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Author s Purpose and Perspective

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    1. Author’s Purpose and Perspective

    2. Author’s Purpose An author’s purpose is what the writer hopes to achieve by crafting a particular work. A writer’s purpose could be any of the following: To inform or explain To express thoughts or feelings To persuade To entertain

    3. Author’s Purpose Look at the author’s tone, important details, and controlling ideas, or main points, to figure out what their purpose in the piece is. Ex: If you are convinced by an author to fight for a cause such as breast cancer awareness or protecting the environment, then the author’s controlling idea is that people need to fight for these things. Their purpose in this case is to persuade.

    4. Author’s Purpose To Inform or Explain: Examples: encyclopedia or magazine articles, documentaries, instruction manuals, web sites Clues in the Writing: Facts and statistics Steps in a process Diagrams or illustrated instructions

    5. Author’s Purpose To Persuade Examples: editorials, TV ads, political speeches. Clues in the writing: A statement of opinion Supporting evidence Appeals to emotion A call to action

    6. Author’s Purpose To Entertain Examples: short stories, novels, plays, humorous essays, movies Clues in the Writing: Suspenseful or exciting situations Humorous or fascinating details Intriguing characters

    7. Author’s Purpose To Express thoughts or Feelings Examples: personal essays, poems, diaries, journals Clues in the Writing: Thoughtful descriptions Insightful Observations The writer’s Personal Feeling

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