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Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose. Why so important? Allows the reader to understand why the text was written. Essential Questions. How can the reader use text structure and text features to determine the purpose of the text? How can use main idea and supporting details to determine author’s purpose?

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Author’s Purpose

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  1. Author’s Purpose Why so important? Allows the reader to understand why the text was written

  2. Essential Questions • How can the reader use text structure and text features to determine the purpose of the text? • How can use main idea and supporting details to determine author’s purpose? • How can we use reasoning (facts, conclusions) to determine author’s purpose?

  3. How to Conclude the Purpose: Ask questions: • What do you think the title means? • What are the major or primary details of this text? • What does the author want the reader to know? • What does the reader learn from this text?

  4. 3 Original Purposes:

  5. For Example: • Did the author try to make me laugh? (Entertain) • Did the author want to tell me a story? (Entertain) • Did the author try to amuse me? (Entertain) • Did the author give me facts? (Inform) • Did the author try to teach me something? (Inform) • Did the author try to convince me? (Persuade) • Did the author want to change my opinion? (Persuade)

  6. LET’S GET SMARTER! • There is more to author’s purpose than just persuading, informing and entertaining.

  7. Instigation of Public Thought and Action • To raise questions about disputed actions • To criticize the actions of others; to reprimand • To weaken the support of opponents • To motivate others to act, vote, donate, etc.

  8. The Support of a Community of Common Beliefs • To state one's beliefs; to take a stand • To recruit active support; to proselytize • To share recent developments and events that are of mutual concern • To gain tolerance for one's beliefs in the wider community • To gain approval of an action

  9. Scholarly Inquiry • To present new findings, recent information, the results of experiments • To present new speculations and thoughts • To show the relationship and correlation of 2 areas of study or concepts • To determine the truth of a matter and to prove that truth to other researchers

  10. The Conduct of Business and Government • To broadcast laws, regulations, guidelines • To report information needed for making new decisions, laws, policies • To argue for certain lines of action • To request funds or propose an activity to be funded • To report on accomplishments and failures; to evaluate activities

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