1 / 5

Author’s Purpose and Perspective

Author’s Purpose and Perspective. Lesson 22. You have learned that an author’s purpose is the author’s reason for writing a text. An author’s perspective is the author’s opinion about a subject. You can often identify an author’s perspective by thinking about the words the author uses.

tod
Download Presentation

Author’s Purpose and Perspective

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Author’s Purpose and Perspective Lesson 22

  2. You have learned that an author’s purpose is the author’s reason for writing a text. • An author’s perspective is the author’s opinion about a subject. • You can often identify an author’s perspective by thinking about the words the author uses. • The details the authors has included in the text also provides clues.

  3. Evidence Evidence Evidence Author’s Purpose and Perspective Tip: An author can have more than one purpose for writing something. For example, a story may entertain and teach about a topic.

  4. Read the story. Then we will use the evidence from the story to help us fill in the graphic organizer. “It’s a shame that this park is such a mess!” Tricia said. Every time that she and Anita kicked the soccer ball, it hit a piece of trash. “You’re right,” Anita agreed. “We should improve it. Let’s do something. Let’s organize a cleanup day.” Dozens of volunteers participated. The cleanup made the park cleaner and safer for everyone.

  5. “It’s a shame that this park is such a mess!” Tricia said. Every time that she and Anita kicked the soccer ball, it hit a piece of trash. “You’re right,” Anita agreed. “We should improve it. Let’s do something. Let’s organize a cleanup day.” Dozens of volunteers participated. The cleanup made the park cleaner and safer for everyone. Evidence Evidence Evidence Dozens of Volunteers participate. Entertaining Story about cleaning up a park. The girls organize clean up day. Author’s Purpose To Entertain Author’s Perspective People should work together to make their community a better place.

More Related