Purpose 1
What does it mean when we look for the author's purpose?
We are finding the reason the author writes a text.
Which is NOT one of the three main reasons, or purposes an author write a text?
a) Inform
b) Question
c) Persuade
d) Entertain
b) Question
What does it mean to convey a purpose?
To communicate how the author accomplishes their purpose in writing. There will be evidence in the text.
What is the author's purpose?
An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smartphone?
The author's purpose is to explain.
What is the author's purpose?
A story of a young athlete who takes medication to run faster.
The purpose is to entertain.
What are the five purposes (or reasons) an author can write?
PIEED
Persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe
Give an example of an author's purpose to persuade.
The author is trying to convince the reader to like or do something.
Which is NOT an example of how an author can convey their purpose?
a) describe something
b) answer a question
c) explain something
d) detail something
d) detail something
What is the author's purpose?
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.
The purpose is the persuade.
What is the author's purpose?
A booklet containing a school rules and the consequence for violating those rules.
The purpose is to inform.
What does it mean when the author's purpose is to persuade?
Convince someone to like or do something.
Give an example of an author's purpose being to inform.
The author is trying to teach the reader about a topic.
What is the author's purpose?
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
To entertain
What is the author' purpose to explain?
The author gives steps by step instruction on how to do something.
What is the author's purpose?
I walked into the house and the smell of apple pie hit my nose and my mouth watered.
The purpose is to describe.
What does it mean when the author's purpose is to inform?
Inform, or teach someone about a topic - give information about a topic
Give an example of an author's purpose being to entertain.
The author is providing the reader with something they will enjoy.
What is the author's purpose?
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
The purpose is the inform.
How does the author convey their purpose?
In the fall, leaves change colors. This is due to a change in temperature and sunlight. This makes the green leaves begin to die. They will change colors or red, orange, yellow, and brown. Eventually, they will fall off of the tree and onto the ground.
The author is describing leaves and informing the reader on why leaves change colors in the fall.
What is the author's purpose?
In the mountains I close my eyes and smell the fresh air.
The purpose is to describe..
What does it mean when an author's purpose is to entertain?
Make the reader feel a certain emotion - happy, sad, angry, etc.
Identify the author's purpose:
Crayons begin as hot wax and pigment, which is color. The wax is heated up in a large tank. Then, the wax is poured into molds. The molds are in the shape of a crayon. This wax is cooled and hardened. Next, it passes an inspection. The crayons are then sent through a machine that wraps the paper around the crayon. Finally, they are put into the box.
The purpose is to inform the reader about how crayons are made.
What does it mean when the author conveys their purpose explain something by using your 5 senses?
The author is to describe.
What is the author's purpose?
A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic devise ever made.
The author's purpose is to entertain.
What is the author's purpose?
The little boy fell off his bike and grabbed his knee due to the pain he felt.
The purpose is to describe.