Author's Purpose
What is the acronym to help you remember author's purpose?
PIE
What is the definition of genre?
genre is the category of literature the text belongs to
What is similar between these two passages?
a. the setting
b. the theme
c. the characters
1. One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?” "I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone.” The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust. "Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.
2. A hen living on a farm finds some wheat and decides to make bread with it. She asks the other farmyard animals for help planting it, but they refuse. The hen then harvests and mills the wheat into flour before baking it into bread. At each stage, she again asks the animals for help, and they refuse. Finally, the hen has completed her task and asks who will help her eat the bread. This time the animals accept eagerly, but the hen refuses them, stating that just as she made the bread herself, she will eat the bread herself.
D. the theme
What does PIE stand for (in regards to author's purpose)?
P = persuade
I = inform
E = entertain
What is a non-fiction text?
a piece of text that uses facts
What is the theme of these two passages?
1. One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?” "I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone.” The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust. "Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.
2. A hen living on a farm finds some wheat and decides to make bread with it. She asks the other farmyard animals for help planting it, but they refuse. The hen then harvests and mills the wheat into flour before baking it into bread. At each stage, she again asks the animals for help, and they refuse. Finally, the hen has completed her task and asks who will help her eat the bread. This time the animals accept eagerly, but the hen refuses them, stating that just as she made the bread herself, she will eat the bread herself.
it pays to work hard, laziness comes with consequences
What does it mean if the author's purpose is to inform the reader?
What is a fiction text?
a text that is not factual, is made-up
How is the structure of Passage 1 similar to the structure of Passage 2?
1. One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?” "I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone.” The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust. "Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.
2. A hen living on a farm finds some wheat and decides to make bread with it. She asks the other farmyard animals for help planting it, but they refuse. The hen then harvests and mills the wheat into flour before baking it into bread. At each stage, she again asks the animals for help, and they refuse. Finally, the hen has completed her task and asks who will help her eat the bread. This time the animals accept eagerly, but the hen refuses them, stating that just as she made the bread herself, she will eat the bread herself.
Both stories teach a lesson
What does it mean if the author wants to persuade the reader?
the author wants the reader to believe or think a certain way
What is realistic fiction?
a text that could be real, but is not
What are the authors' purposes for writing these passages?
the authors want to teach a lesson through an entertaining story
What does it mean if the author wants to entertain the reader?
What is historical fiction?
a text that did not happen, and takes place some time in the past
How are these passages different from one another?
a. one teaches a lesson, and the other does not
b. one has animals that speak, and one does not
c. the passages use different species of animals to teach the theme
1. One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?” "I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone.” The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust. "Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.
2. A hen living on a farm finds some wheat and decides to make bread with it. She asks the other farmyard animals for help planting it, but they refuse. The hen then harvests and mills the wheat into flour before baking it into bread. At each stage, she again asks the animals for help, and they refuse. Finally, the hen has completed her task and asks who will help her eat the bread. This time the animals accept eagerly, but the hen refuses them, stating that just as she made the bread herself, she will eat the bread herself.
c. the passages use different species of animals to teach the theme