IDK 1
Persuade
author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author's opinion or change the reader's mind on something
Authors purpose
Why an author writes something
inform
Authors goal is to teach
Entertain
author's goal is to is to interest the reader, or appeal to emotions such as pleasure, sadness, anger, or humor
give examples to persuade
advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials
describe a feeling or experience
use the senses to paint a picture; tell a story or describes real or imaginary characters, feelings, places, or events
examples of inform
textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspapers
Examples of Author's Purpose: To Entertain
poems, stories, plays, comic strips, short story, novels, comedies, riddles, jokes, song lyrics
Examples of Describe / Explain
menus, catalogs, travel brochures, technical manuals
Author's Purpose Guiding Question
Why was this piece written?
Bias
favoring one side, position, or belief - being partial, prejudiced
Audience
who the author is writing for
Author's Point of View
could refer to the narrator telling the story, which may be called first-person, second-person, or third-person point of view
Author's Perspective