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Author’s Purpose :Author’s Purpose Entertain/Narrate,
Instruct/Inform,
Describe,
Persuade
Why do authors write? :Author’s purpose is the intent of an author
to entertain/narrate,
to inform/ instruct,
to describe,
to persuade. Why do authors write?
To entertain/to narrate :To entertain- to tell a story
Often authors narrate a story to entertain their readers.
The narrative can be fictional or non-fictional. To entertain/to narrate
Entertain/Narrate Examples :Comics,
Most fictional stories,
Jokes,
Many poems
Diaries
Journals Entertain/Narrate Examples
To inform/instruct :To Inform- To tell you about a topic such as the Vietnam War, historical sites in Pennsylvania, or the 2009 Stanley Cup. Biographies or autobiographies are written to inform you about someone. Textbooks are written to instruct.
You could use these writings to write a report or research paper. To inform/instruct
Inform Examples :News reports
Encyclopedias,
Instructions,
Pamphlets
Maps,
Timelines,
Schedules,
Charts or graphs Inform Examples
To persuade :To persuade – to try to convince you to believe the way the author does or to do something the author wants you to do
When an author is trying to be persuasive, he or she will use ideas, information, and/or emotions to influence you.
Persuasive reading materials sometimes provide only one side to an argument. To persuade
Persuade Examples :Advertisements,
Newspaper editorials,
Junk mail,
Posters Persuade Examples
To describe :To describe – give details
An author will give you sensory details to help you to create a picture in your mind. To describe
Describe Examples :Vacation brochure
Wanted or missing poster
Description of a place
Memories from your past
Real estate listings Describe Examples
Slide 11:Knowing the author’s purpose helps to give you a purpose to read the selection for understanding.
Why should I know why an author wrote what I am reading? :If you recognize the purpose for reading a selection, you will read the text with a different level of intensity. Why should I know why an author wrote what I am reading?